U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 1, 2011
Pilot facing tough odds in front of Supreme Court
A San Francisco pilot trying make the federal government pay for the emotional distress caused by its disclosure of his HIV-positive status ran into tough odds at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - A San Francisco pilot trying to make the federal government pay for the emotional distress caused by its disclosure of his HIV-positive status ran into tough odds at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The case turns on the definition of "actual damages" in the Privacy Act, with the government contending it means economic damages only and the pilot asserting it refers to dama...
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