Ronald Turner v. Tracie Rivera, et al

  1. February 02, 2021

    9th Circ. Affirms $1M Patient Privacy Breach Award

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a $1 million judgment in a suit accusing a psychiatrist of wrongly reporting an Iraq War veteran as a homicide risk, rejecting the doctor's claim that California law dictates that she should have been held immune to the suit.

  2. January 11, 2021

    9th Circ. Judge Worries Doc Wants Privacy Breach 'Free Pass'

    A Ninth Circuit judge doubted Monday a psychiatrist's efforts to overturn a $1 million jury trial judgment against her for wrongly reporting an Iraq War veteran as a homicide risk, saying she's asking for a "free pass," which would incentivize doctors to report "any form of threat, imagined or dreamed."