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• New Jersey Woman Sues Spitzer's Call Girl For Identity Theft
  TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey woman who claims that her identity was stolen and used by the alleged prostitute hired by New York's former governor on July 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sued the alleged prostitute, the founder of "Girls Gone Wild," MRA Holding LLC, Mantra Films Inc. and several unnamed people and corporations (Amber Arpaio v. Ashley Alexandra Dupre, et al., No. 08-3548, D. N.J.). Full story on lexis.com
• Government Officials Sued Over FISA Amendment
  NEW YORK - The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as amended by H.R. 6304 is constitutionally unsound, argues a group of attorneys, human rights, labor, legal and media organizations who sued several U.S. government officials on July 10, the day that the amendment was signed into law (Amnesty International USA, et al. v. John M. McConnell, et al., No. 08-6259, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
• Islamic Foundation's FISA Claim Dismissed By California Judge; Leave To Amend Granted
  SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on July 2 dismissed an Islamic foundation's Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) claim against the government in connection with alleged warrantless surveillance, opining that the foundation can amend its complaint if it can prove that it is an "aggrieved person" under 50 U.S. Code Section 1801(k) (In re: National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation, No. 06-1791, N.D. Calif.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51074; See April 2008, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
• Split Michigan High Court Rules Union Has No Right To Employees' Home Contact Info
  LANSING, Mich. - University employees' home addresses and telephone numbers are information that falls under the Freedom of Information Act's privacy exemption, a divided Michigan Supreme Court ruled July 16, reversing an appellate court ruling granting a union access to the contract information (Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel, AFT, AFL-CIO v. University of Michigan, No. 133819, Mich. Sup.). Full story on lexis.com
• Government's Appeal Of Suit Seeking Visitor Logs Rejected For Lack Of Jurisdiction
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 11 dismissed the government's appeal of a case seeking disclosure of Secret Service visitor logs for lack of appellate jurisdiction (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, No. 07-5406, D.C. Cir.; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 14714; See February 2008, Page 19). Full story on lexis.com
• Order Directing Auto Accident Victim To Turn Over Mental Health Records Reversed
  FORT WORTH, Texas - A claim that pre-existing conditions rather than an auto accident caused a Texas woman's alleged mental anguish is insufficient to convince the court to order her to turn over all her mental health care records, the Second Texas Court of Appeals ruled July 16 (In Re Krista Dancer Pennington, No. 2-08-233-CV, Texas App., 2nd Dist.; 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 5359). Full story on lexis.com
• Divided Ohio High Court Finds Attorney Liable For Releasing Medical Records To 3rd Party
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The waiver of privacy with regard to medical records when it comes to the purposes of litigation is limited only to a single case, a split Ohio Supreme Court ruled July 9, opining that an attorney can be held liable for releasing the records to a third party (Hageman v. Southwest General Health Center, et al., No. 2007-0376, Ohio Sup.; 2008 Ohio LEXIS 1773). Full story on lexis.com
• Ohio Coordinated Defendants Granted Leave To Videotape Plaintiff Medical Examination
  CLEVELAND - Welding consumables manufacturers were granted a motion June 30 in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas to videotape a medical examination of test trial plaintiff Richard Rector from the Ohio coordinated welding products liability litigation (Welding Rod Civil Actions Products Liability Litigation [Richard Rector, No. 546711], No. 531703, Ohio Comm. Pls., Cuyahoga Co.). Full story on lexis.com
• HHS, Health Care Provider Enter Into $100,000 Agreement As A Result Of HIPAA Violations
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced July 17 that it entered into an agreement with Providence Health & Services in Seattle to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Full story on lexis.com
• Split 9th Circuit: Strip Search Of 13-Year-Old Student Was Improper
  SAN FRANCISCO - Strip searching a 13-year-old student based on another student's claim that the 13-year-old had brought banned pills to school violated the student's constitutional rights, a divided en ba