Weaver v. Living Independence for the Elderly – Pittsburgh, Inc., PICS Case No. 11-4706 (C.P. Allegheny Dec. 13, 2011) Wettick, J. (16 pages).

The court found that the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 did not bar the production of certain patient records in this whistleblower action since the act’s privacy rules are not the basis for a new evidentiary privilege. Plaintiff’s motion to compel granted in part.