Court Rejects Review of FTC Actions in LabMD Data Security Case

From: HealthITSecurity

A federal appeals court rejected a request by LabMD founder Michael Daugherty to review a ruling that shielded FTC lawyers from allegations that they engaged in unfair enforcement action regarding data security lapses at the now-defunct medical testing firm.

By Fred Donovan

 – A federal appeals court rejected a request by LabMD founder Michael Daugherty for a review of a previous decision that shielded FTC lawyers from allegations that they engaged in unfair enforcement action regarding the now-defunct medical testing firm’s data security lapses, reported Law360.com.

The District of Columbia court’s denial of a review comes after a ruling in June that FTC lawyers Alain Sheer and Ruth Yodaiken fell under qualified immunity from a suit by LabMD founder Michael Daugherty alleging they were seeking revenge over his criticism of the FTC’s enforcement action.

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