2015 NFL Off-Season Thread: Fuck tom

[AidenCarby]

Welp

[Bardicrune]

Per DOJ:

Category - HIPAA violation due to willful neglect but violation is corrected within the required time period
Minimum - $10,000 per violation, with an annual maximum of $250,000 for repeat violations
Maximum - $50,000 per violation, with an annual maximum of $1.5 million

Offenses committed with the intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain or malicious harm permit fines of $250,000, and imprisonment for up to ten years.

This is the what's coming to the organization/person who leaked/sold this info. Stupid sumbiotch.


Just found this:

While HIPAA protects the health information of individuals, it does not create a private cause of action for those aggrieved (65 FR 82566). State law, however, may provide other theories of liability.

So no lawsuit allowed under HIPAA, but possible due to a state reg.

[Xajii]

Not to mention the CBA includes a ton of language where players waive most of their HIPAA rights

[Cutriss]

Not to mention the CBA includes a ton of language where players waive most of their HIPAA rights

Those waivers are probably only for claims against people affiliated with the league and the league's partners. There's no logical reason for a contract between two parties to involve restraint of interaction with an uninvolved third party. It'd be like the CBA randomly stating that players can't buy gas at Texaco even though nobody paid them to establish that relationship.

Further, I don't think most HIPAA violations are pursued through torts, JPP may not have standing to make a complaint here, but the hospital is still in very hot water.

[Serra]

There are other laws that are like that too. The one I'm most familiar with is FERPA (deals with schools disclosing personal information). While a school can get punished, the individual who was wronged has no recourse against the institution or individual. So if you get caught cheating in a college course, and they have a record of then, if, when you apply for a job, the university provides that information to your potential employer, the university can get in trouble, but there's nothing you can do against them.

[Boyiee]

Yeah it turns out HIPAA doesn't apply to News Organizations or something for some reason, so reporters and news outlets are safe. The dude could still lose his job or something I'm sure but Shefty and ESPN are safe.

[Serra]

I'll be shocked if the person didn't make any money on the information and if his/her name comes out, that they don't see any jail time.

[Anoat]

I don't see how any NFL player could have any trust in Schefter after he pulls this garbage.

[archibaldcrane]

Schefter didn't steal it, he just reported on the leak.

[Melena]

He may not have stolen it, but he did post it on Twitter. At least ESPN didn't post the actual document.

[Serra]

Yeah, it's not really a trust issue -- he's a reporter, he's going to report. It's not like JPP shared it with him. Some employee provided it, probably for some form of payment, and knew full well what was going to happen.

[Cail]

Hardy suspension reduced from 10 to 4 games

[Chun Liroy]

Awww yeahhhh

[Dimmauk]

Hardy suspension reduced from 10 to 4 games

Is this because he already missed games?

[Cail]

Don't care cause that means compensation pick coming for Carolina

[Cail]

NFLPA is reviewing information to determine whether there was collusion between the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys on the unsettled contractual situations of franchise WRS Demaryius Thomas and Dez Bryant, per an NFLPA official. The NFLPA believes the Broncos and Cowboys had contact about each players’ contract when the collective bargaining agreement prohibits such contact. The NFLPA now is trying to determine if collusion did occur and when to possibly file a claim. The deadline for the WRs to sign long-term deals is Wednesday of next week.

[archibaldcrane]

I think they should both forfeit first-round picks to the Patriots

- Ninjalotter

[Arvin]

fuck tom

[Headspace]

fuck tom

Indubitably

[Serra]

Decision is expected this week, right?