What to do about a HIPPA violation involving my bank and a teller viewing my accounts without my knowledge or permission and talking about this outside bank?
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What to do about a HIPPA violation involving my bank and a teller viewing my accounts without my knowledge or permission and talking about this outside bank?
I recently discovered a former friend who works at the bank I use has been regularly viewing my accounts. Further, she has been talking about my financial situation to a mutual friend outside the bank. I contacted the bank and they immediately started an investigation and confirmed that she was looking at my accounts but not accessing them. They would not elaborate further on the resolution.I do know she was fired from a friend. I am still peeved at the bank as they won’t tell me how long she has been doing this as they only went back a few months. Do I have a class to sue the bank for restitution?
Asked on July 10, 2012 under Personal Injury, Ohio
Answers:
Leigh Anne Timiney / Timiney Law Firm
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
First, this is not a HIPPA violation. HIPPA violations applly to healthcare workers disclosing your private healthcare information without your knowledge or consent. It would appear that the bank handled the sitaution appropriately. The employee was terminated for her wrongful conduct. With respect to you bringing a claim against the bank, in order to bring a claim, you have to have suffered some economic damage. In this instance, you have not suffered any ecomonic damage so it would be very difficult for you to prevail in any type of claim against the bank.
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