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The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that it was error to deny a motion to add an alter ego as an additional debtor on a nearly $1 million judgment based on collateral estoppel where a successive request was based on new evidence.

The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a California law providing that a health facility “shall prevent” the unlawful disclosure of patients’ medical information does not impose a strict liability standard such that the company may be held responsible every time an employee shares private data, regardless of any reasonable precautions taken.

The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a California law providing that a health facility “shall prevent” the unlawful disclosure of patients’ medical information does not impose a strict liability standard such that the company may be held responsible every time an employee shares private data, regardless of any reasonable precautions taken.