Sophie Nieto-Munoz The former Rutgers doctor accused of filming women in a bathroom had his hearing postponed Monday afternoon after a search warrant yielded nearly a dozen more computers. James Goydos, 58, is facing a 160-count indictment of alleged illegal activity over a two-year period, including burglary, computer theft and more than 100 counts of…
Category: Healthcare
MN: A blood sample in a lab is not “information” within the physician-patient privilege statute
Seen at FourthAmendment.com: A blood sample in a lab is not “information” within the physician-patient privilege statute. The state sought a search warrant for the blood sample. State v. Atwood, 2019 Minn. LEXIS 122 (Mar. 13, 2019). I had never thought of that before, but yes, I can see how it is not “information” although…
Cal.2d: No REP in a hospital room with an open door and nurses coming and going
Seen at FourthAmendment.com: Officers did not need a search warrant to enter her hospital room to talk to her about her still birth or whether she killed the fetus. There was no reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the entry. She also objectively consented to the officers remaining there and talking to her….
SG: Doctors rally behind psychiatrist fined S$50,000, urge MOH to review ruling
Kenneth Cheng reports in Singapore: More than 2,000 people, mostly doctors, have signed a petition in support of psychiatrist Soo Shuenn Chiang of the National University Hospital (NUH), urging the authorities to review a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) ruling against him. Dr Soo was fined S$50,000 for failing to verify a caller’s identity before he wrote…