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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun. 22, 2011

Court to Hear Pilot's Distress Claim

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case involving a San Francisco pilot's suit against the government for the emotional distress caused by disclosing his HIV-positive condition.


The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Obama administration's challenge to a ruling that would allow a San Francisco pilot to sue the government for the emotional distress following its disclosure of his HIV-positive condition.


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would let Stanmore Cooper move forward with his allegations that the government unlawfully shared his medical records between agencies as part of an anti-fraud investigation of pilots in ...

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