Wynn v. Earin

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Sweeney, A.C.J.

— Washington’s Health Care Information Act prohibits disclosure of health care information without specific procedural safeguards, which include the consent of the patient. Ch. 70.02 RCW. But an expert witness has common law immunity for disclosing health care information during a trial, so long as the information was obtained in anticipation of the litigation. Here, a former patient sued his marriage guidance counselor for violating the Health Care Information Act by disclosing information in his child custody proceedings. The court concluded that the testimony was protected…