Doe v. Green [1]

Simon Green, a paramedic for American Medical Response, posted information on his MySpace page about a rape victim he had transported to the hospital. He did not disclose the patient's name, but he mentioned where he picked her up and related her description of the sequence of events of the rape and her description of the assailant. According to the plaintiff, the media was able to locate her home from the information posted.

The patient sued Green and his employer anonymously. Her complaint included claims for negligence and breach of a duty of confidentiality imposed by various federal and state laws relating to patient health information.

According to one of the lawyers involved in the case, the judge granted summary judgment in favor of the employer, American Medical Response, and it is on appeal. The case against co-defendant Simon Green currently was set for trial in mid-June but as of May 29, 2008, the case has been stayed.