title: Case of disclosure of HIV status helps   to clarify privacy law in Ontario.
abstract: A judge in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a breach of privacy suit on the basis that the plaintiff failed to prove that the disclosure of his HIV status had caused him harm. The judgment set out guidelines for how future claims of breach of privacy should be addressed.
authors: Renée
authors: R
authors: Lang
mesh_terms: D030881:Disclosure; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*