Insurer Sheds Social Worker Ex-Spouse Patient Records Leak Suit

Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. is off the hook for a coverage dispute brought by a clinical social worker accused of using her position at a hospital to improperly access and publish patient files for her ex-husband and his current wife regarding their in vitro fertilization treatments. Carrie Holmquist Stanley's conduct wasn't covered because of a business exclusion in her homeowners policies issued by Vermont Mutual spanning September 2020 to September 2024, according to a July 31 ruling by the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. Vermont Mutual's motion for summary judgment was granted while Stanley's was denied.