Case Reported Before But Probably One of the Biggest of the Year in Pharmacy Law: HIPPA

• Walgreen Case Opens Door For State Law HIPAA Claims

  Walgreen Co. recently suffered a major blow when the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a 2012 jury verdict for $1.4 million arising from a trial that uncovered sordid details of a pharmacist breaching a customer’s prescription information. The decision provides an avenue for plaintiffs to skirt the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prohibition of a private right of action to go after the deep pockets of employers,... (continued)