Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Massachusetts

medical privacy law

can i sue the media for defarmation of character for printing and or reporting that im HIV positive while in reality im not? is it not against the medical confidentiality laws and ethics in massachussets or any other state in America for that matter to expose ones medical status, whether true or not, real or imagined?

Thank you for your anticipated assistance


Asked on 6/12/04, 4:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nance Lyons Law Office of Nance Lyons

Re: medical privacy law

Yes. Yes.

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Answered on 6/18/04, 2:02 pm


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