Legal Opinion
Chanko v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 2016PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Stein, J.
Defendants’ actions in filming a patient’s medical treatment and death in a hospital emergency room without consent, and then broadcasting a portion of the footage as part of a documentary series about medical trauma, were not so extreme and outrageous as to support a cause of action by the patient’s family members for intentional infliction of emotional distress. However, the complaint sufficiently states a cause of action against the hospital and treating physician for breach of physician-patient confidentiality. Therefore, the Appellate Division order should be…
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