JONES v. FEGS-WECARE/HUMAN RESOURCES, NYC

1312N, 401917/13.

139 A.D.3d 627 (2016)

30 N.Y.S.3d 860

2016 NY Slip Op 04135

SHALAINE Y. JONES, Appellant, v. FEGS-WECARE/HUMAN RESOURCES, NYC, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 31, 2016.


Plaintiff was a participant in defendant FEGS-WeCARE's (FEGS) mental health program. Plaintiff seeks damages from FEGS for its alleged negligence and violation of her privacy and confidentiality rights in connection with its role in having her involuntarily admitted to a hospital emergency psychiatric ward.

As part of discovery, FEGS seeks HIPAA-compliant authorizations enabling it to obtain plaintiff's mental health-related medical records from 2007 to the present...

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