Case Name: Diana BURGER v. BLAIR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. and Natasha Karanjia, D.O. Petition of: Blair Medical Associates, Inc.
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2008-04-01
Citations: 946 A.2d 638
Docket Number: 
Parties: Diana BURGER v. BLAIR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. and Natasha Karanjia, D.O. Petition of: Blair Medical Associates, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 946
Pages: 638–638

Head Matter:
Diana BURGER v. BLAIR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. and Natasha Karanjia, D.O. Petition of: Blair Medical Associates, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 1, 2008.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 1st day of April, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Is an action for damages for the disclosure of confidential patient information an action for invasion of privacy for the purposes of the one year statute of limitations set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. 5523(1)?