Legal Opinion
Pacific Radiation Oncology v. the Queen's Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2015No. 14-17050PublishedCited by 798 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
A court’s equitable power lies only over the merits of the ease or controversy before it. When a plaintiff seeks injunctive relief based on claims not pled in the complaint, the court does not have the authority to issue an injunction. During discovery of its unfair trade practices case, Appellant Pacific Radiation Oncology, LLC (PRO) sought injunctive relief against Appellee The Queen’s Medical Center (QMC) arguing that QMC’s review and use of patient records violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. § 1320d, and…
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