Emily Byrne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.c. — Robinson, J., Concurring

Summary

The concurrence agrees that a physician-patient relationship creates a duty of confidentiality and that unauthorized disclosure may support a tort claim unless otherwise permitted by law. It also agrees that a genuine issue of material fact requires remand for further proceedings. The concurrence emphasizes that recognizing this remedy is an appropriately restrained exercise of common-law authority because it complements existing statutory and administrative protections and accords with settled expectations.