Is a subpoena valid subpoena if served across state lines?
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Is a subpoena valid subpoena if served across state lines?
I left my job in the insurance industry as an adjuster 8 months ago. It was not on the best of terms. Today I received a call from my former boss stating they gave out my home address to a law firm and I should be expecting a subpoena to testify on a case that I had handled. And did my ex-employer violate my Hippa rights by releasing my personal information, my address?
Asked on December 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
There was no violation of any HIPPA issue since your medical records were not disclosed by your treating physician. As to the power of an out of state subpoena, there is none mandating you to cross state lines to give testimony as to a legal matter if you do not wish to.
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