HOLMES v. NIGHTINGALE

No. 103,762.

158 P.3d 1039 (2007)

2007 OK 15

Margie L. HOLMES, Administrator of the Estate of Teresa Lee Elam, Petitioner, v. Honorable Rebecca Brett NIGHTINGALE, District Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

March 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Hickman, Frasier, Frasier & Hickman, LLP, Tulsa, OK, for Petitioner.

Karen L. Callahan, Leslie C. Weeks, Beth S. Reynolds, Rodolf & Todd, Tulsa, OK, for Real Party in Interest, St. John Medical Center, Inc.

Jeffrey A. Glendening, James A. Higgins, Tara P. Goodnight, The Glendening Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Tulsa, OK, for Real Party in Interest, Interim Healthcare of Tulsa, Inc.


WATT, J.

¶ 1 We assume original jurisdiction to decide an issue not addressed in a published opinion1 since the enactment in 1996 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),2 42 U.S.C. § 1320d, et. seq.3 The initial issue presented is whether, when an individual has clearly placed mental or physical...

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