Hayden v. Morrissey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• rejecting that strict liability applies to a claim for breach of confidence
• declining to impose absolute liability on medical corporations for breach of confidence
• “A medical corporation may . . . be liable in tort for failing to establish adequate policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of patient information.” (emphasis added)
• “A medical corporation may … be liable in tort for failing to establish adequate policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of patient information or to train their employees to properly discharge their duties under those policies and procedures.”
• “A medical corporation may ... be liable in tort for faffing to establish adequate policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of patient information or to train their employees to properly discharge their duties under those policies and procedures.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).