4th Circuit:  Class Fee Claims Fail Against Third-Party Medical Records Providers

Mealey's (November 1, 2022, 12:02 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A trial court properly dismissed putative class claims under the South Carolina Physicians’ Patient Records Act brought against two third-party medical records companies by patients who allege that they were overcharged for their own records, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, holding that only the physicians and medical records owners are liable under state law....