Community Health Network, Inc. v. McKenzie
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In this case where an employee of a health-care provider improperly accessed and disclosed information from numerous patients' medical records the Supreme Court held that the health-care provider was not liable.
Plaintiffs sued Community and its employee, Katrina Gray, bringing claims of respondent superior and negligent training, supervision and retention claims against Community and claims of negligence and invasion of privacy against Gray. Community filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and a motion for summary judgment, arguing that Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) applied to Plaintiffs' claims and that Gray's tortious acts were committed outside the scope of her employment. The trial court denied both motions. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) the trial court correctly concluded that Plaintiffs' claims were not subject to the MMA; but (2) Community was entitled to summary judgment because it affirmatively negated a required element on each of the claims against it.
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