SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A jury in South Dakota has awarded a woman $30,000 after finding her ex-husband, a doctor, accessed her medical records without her permission.
Jacqueline Krouse filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Dr. Chris Krouse alleging he repeatedly violating her privacy rights by accessing her medical information. Her ex-husband works at Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, which was also named in the lawsuit.
The Argus Leader says a jury in Minnehaha County found in favor of Jacqueline Krouse, but decided the hospital was not liable. Avera argued Dr. Krouse accessed the records using the log-in credentials of other employees in violation of its policies.
Krouse’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to her ex-husband in March 2012. The lawsuit says he ignored the letter and accessed the records four more times after that.
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Information from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com
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