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Yath v. Fairview Clinics, N. P., 767 N.W.2d 34, 54 A.L.R.6th 699, 158 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P60,843 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)

Facts: Yath (P) received a test for sexually transmitted disease at Fairview Cedar Ridge Clinic (D) after having a new sex partner. An employee Navy Tek (D), who was also an acquaintance of Yath, viewed Yath’s medical file without authorization and relayed information to others, Phat (a coworker), Mao (Tek’s sister), and Paul, Yath’s estranged husband. A Myspace page had been created under the name of “Rotten Candy” with Yath’s picture and the social media page disclosed her testing positive for a sexually transmitted disease. Since Myspace was blocked from Fairview office computers, an investigation was completed. It showed

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