C.A. Declines to Read Strict Liability Into Confidentiality Law
The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a California law providing that a health facility “shall prevent” the unlawful disclosure of patients’ medical information does not impose a strict liability standard such that the company may be held responsible every time an employee shares private data, regardless of any reasonable precautions taken.
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