Favorable Result in an Invasion of Privacy and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim

Norm Prior and Brandi Turner got a favorable result in an invasion of privacy and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress claim involving a HIPAA violation. Porter Scott’s client published a donation solicitation letter which included a patient’s health history and sent it to a local community of 914 members. Plaintiff, a business owner of a local gym, claimed that the publication destroyed him emotionally and his business.  Although the defendant admitted liability, Plaintiff’s pre-trial demand started at $6M and later ended up at $10M after the MSC.  The case settled at the close of Plaintiff’s arguments for a confidential insignificant amount.