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Look, I'm no legal...law...talking...guy, but that this seemingly is out there because someone took pictures of his medical info seems super sketchy. Isn't there some legal risk for someone involved with that?

 

http://deadspin.com/report-jason-pierre-paul-had-his-right-index-finger-am-1716643885

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Look, I'm no legal...law...talking...guy, but that this seemingly is out there because someone took pictures of his medical info seems super sketchy. Isn't there some legal risk for someone involved with that?

 

http://deadspin.com/report-jason-pierre-paul-had-his-right-index-finger-am-1716643885

 

Yeah, there's definitely some HIPPA laws broken there unless he consented to the picture being taken.

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Look, I'm no legal...law...talking...guy, but that this seemingly is out there because someone took pictures of his medical info seems super sketchy. Isn't there some legal risk for someone involved with that?

 

http://deadspin.com/report-jason-pierre-paul-had-his-right-index-finger-am-1716643885

 

Much discussion about that on twitter. Whoever took the pic and gave/sold it to ESPN clearly violated HIPAA. ESPN/Schefter aren't in legal trouble, but definitely ethical trouble. They could have just reported the info without showing the pic.

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From JPP's wikipedia page:

Fireworks injury

On July 4, 2015, Pierre-Paul sustained a serious hand injury in a fireworks accident at his home. On July 8, 2015, Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated, giving him a "strong hand"

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Look, I'm no legal...law...talking...guy, but that this seemingly is out there because someone took pictures of his medical info seems super sketchy. Isn't there some legal risk for someone involved with that?

 

http://deadspin.com/report-jason-pierre-paul-had-his-right-index-finger-am-1716643885

 

Yeah, there's definitely some HIPPA laws broken there unless he consented to the picture being taken.

 

My wife does HIPPA compliance, and as I understand it, HIPPA doesn't create a private cause of action for this type of disclosure. But yeah that hospital or doctor could be in deep regulatory [expletive] for that getting out.

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