Biddle v. Warren Gen. Hosp.

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 86 Ohio St.3d 395.] BIDDLE ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES. [Cite as Biddle v. Warren Gen. Hosp.,

1999-Ohio-115.] Torts—Independent tort for the unauthorized, unprivileged disclosure of nonpublic medical information exists in Ohio—Disclosure of confidential medical information permitted, when—Proof required to establish liability for unauthorized, unprivileged disclosure of nonpublic medical information. 1. In Ohio, an independent tort exists for the…