Pressly’s mother suing 3, hospital
Daughter’s privacy violated, she says
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The mother of Anne Pressly is suing St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, a doctor with hospital privileges and two former employees, claiming they violated the privacy of the TV news anchor by accessing her medical records during the five days she was at the hospital before she died.
The doctor and the former employees are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to illegally viewing Pressly’s records in the days before her death.
Pressly, 26, was found beaten bloody and unconscious in her bed by her mother, Patricia Cannady, one year ago today. Pressly, who worked for KATV, Channel 7, never recovered and died on Oct. 25. Police arrested Curtis Lavelle Vance of Marianna 39 days later on the strength of ...
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Front Section, Pages 1 on 10/20/2009
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