Legal Opinion
Amato v. District Attorney for Cape & Islands District
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 25, 2011No. 10-P-354PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
This matter arises out of the investigation of the January, 2002, murder of Christa Worthington. The plaintiff, Keith Amato, is a private citizen who (like many others) voluntarily provided a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample at the request of investigators. Amato did so based on promises that the sample and its related data would not be retained or used if his DNA did not match the biological evidence from the crime scene. Claiming that the defendants have not stood by those promises, Amato filed a class action complaint alleging violation of the Fair Information Practices Act (FIPA),…
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