Question

Janey Dirt, a resident of Palm Beach, Florida, takes prescription drugs to treat depression and an anxiety disorder. Ms. Dirt normally gets her prescriptions filled at a Walgreen's Pharmacy in Palm Beach. On March 15, 2005, Ms. Dirt picked up her prescriptions from the Walgreen's Pharmacy. Attached to Ms. Dirt's prescriptions was a printout of the "pharmacist's notes" that were used to fill Ms. Dirt's prescriptions. The pharmacist's notes read as follows: This is one crazy lady. She's really a psycho. Do not say her name too loud. Never mention her meds by name. Ms. Dirt claims that she was "devastated, humiliated and embarrassed" when she read the pharmacist's notes and now thinks whenever she is out in public, "people are laughing at me." She also suspects that the pharmacist's notes were shared with the other employees in the Palm Beach Walgreen's Pharmacy, so that every time she visited the Walgreen's employees were "laughing" at her. Ms. Dirt has recently filed a lawsuit against Walgreens in Florida state court. Based on these facts, Ms. Dirt's lawsuit likely includes claims of:

Answer 1

Ms. Dirt's lawsuit likely includes claims of privacy invasion, infliction of emotional distress, and defamation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ms. Dirt's lawsuit likely includes claims of privacy invasion, infliction of emotional distress, and defamation.

The pharmacist's notes, which described Ms. Dirt in a derogatory manner and discussed her medications, could be seen as an invasion of her privacy and a violation of patient confidentiality.

In addition, the notes may have caused Ms. Dirt emotional distress and humiliation, which could be the basis for a claim of infliction of emotional distress.

Furthermore, if Ms. Dirt can prove that the pharmacist's notes were shared with other employees and that they were laughing at her, she may have a claim for defamation.