Ruzhinskaya v. Healthport Techs., LLC

PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:

This long-running class action, now at the summary judgment stage, involves claims of excessive charges for medical records under a New York statute, Public Health Law (PHL) § 18, which governs access to and charges for patient medical records. Plaintiff Tatyana Ruzhinskaya at first brought, but then dropped, claims *487against the hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center ("Beth Israel") that housed the medical records of her deceased mother, copies of which Ruzhinskaya requested and obtained pursuant to § 18. Instead, Ruzhinskaya now sues solely the "release of…