I found this which seems to indicate otherwise..? The Ethics of File Sharing for Attorneys | ABA Law Practice Today
"But personal injury, malpractice, family, and Social Security law often require handling medical records, which are protected under HIPAA. Recent updates to HIPAA regulations...
Thank you for your response. Does personal injury for NIED include physical symptoms manifesting as a direct cause of emotional distress caused by the negligent action(s)?
The file was uploaded to a fileshare site with no password. Any bot navigating to the link via inputting a random string of characters could access the file.
An attorney is suing me in small claims for unpaid fees. I know that I can defend myself that the fees were unreasonable and will even argue that most of my retainer (which they kept) should be refunded (so, in other words, I'm countersuing them), but I have another related question. My file...
Thanks for your response.
The attorneys that I have a fee dispute with were hired to work on the pending case which was filed in the general civil system. The evidence would undermine that pending case, since I had discussions with the adverse party in the Small Claims case about how the pending...
Yes, I get this. But what if by suing me and forcing me to submit certain evidence they're undermining the very goals they were supposed to accomplish?
An attorney is suing me in small claims for fees, but the evidence I would need to defend myself would undermine another case that’s going on, for which I’m currently in pro per. The case in the general court system is, in fact, the one for which I had hired the attorney suing me in small...