6 results for 'cat:"Privacy" AND cat:"Privilege"'.
J. MacDonald reverses the granting of a state’s motion to allow the medical and mental health records of a man to be released to a physician designated by the state to assess the appropriateness of involuntary commitment of the man. The trial court failed to address whether either of the grounds necessary for disclosing privileged information could be met here. Vacated.
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court, Judge: MacDonald, Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: 2023-0210, Categories: Commitment, privacy, privilege
J. Westbrook finds the lower court erroneously denied a portion of the hospital's motion to dismiss because claims made in relation to its disclosure of the patient's private medical records at his trial on a drunk driving charge were covered by litigation privilege. However, the lower court properly denied the motion to dismiss in relation to claims brought for information disclosed to the prosecution prior to trial. The hospital failed to provide any evidence to dispute the patient's claim that information in excess of that compelled through a subpoena was disclosed. Affirmed in part.
Court: Connecticut Court Of Appeals, Judge: Westbrook, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: AC46339, Categories: Evidence, privacy, privilege
J. Jackson grants the Department of Energy's motion for summary judgment in the nonprofit's Freedom of Information Act suit seeking information on an ethics matter involving a former deputy assistant secretary. Documents withheld in the Department's original response to the nonprofit's FOIA request fell under an exemption for attorney work product, attorney-client privilege and deliberate process privilege. The privacy interest involved in the redaction of two documents related to a conflict of interest outweighs any public interest in those documents.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: March 30, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv2486, NOS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - Other Suits, Categories: Government, privacy, privilege
Per curiam, the circuit denies a petition for rehearing en banc in the case concerning the search of former President Trump's Twitter account. J. Rao, writing on the denial and joined by three other judges, says the circuit should not have "endorsed [the special counsel's] gambit" by granting his request for a warrant to access Trump’s Twitter account, along with a nondisclosure order preventing Trump from discovering the release of his records until months later. "Because these issues are likely to recur, I write separately to explain how the decisions in this case break with longstanding precedent and gut the constitutional protections for executive privilege.”
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: January 16, 2024, Case #: 23-5044, Categories: Elections, privacy, privilege
J. Brennan finds that the lower court properly ordered the village to release records pertaining to a closed meeting held in violation of the Open Meetings Act. However, it improperly denied the village's request to redact portions of the records sought by the union on the grounds of attorney-client privilege. On remand, the village must be given the opportunity to prove which communications were exempt from disclosure. Affirmed in part.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Brennan, Filed On: January 3, 2024, Case #: 220466, Categories: privacy, privilege
Want access to unlimited case records and advanced research tools? Create your free CasePortal account now. No credit card required to register.
Try CasePortal for Free