Pettus

In the first of these consolidated cases, appellant Louis Pettus (Pettus) timely appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of two psychiatrists, respondents Dr. Kathleen Bell Unger and Dr. Alan Cole, as to his claims of unauthorized release of medical information in violation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civ. Code, § 56 et seq. (hereinafter the CMIA or the Act)), and invasion of his constitutional right of privacy (Cal. Const., art. I, § l). At the close of Pettus’s case-in-chief in a bench trial, the court granted Drs. Unger’s and Cole’s motions for judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 631.8.

In the second case, Pettus seeks review of the court’s judgment in favor of his employer, respondent E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. (hereinafter Du Pont), on claims of breach of contract, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, unauthorized use of medical information, and invasion of his constitutional right of privacy. The court denied Du Font’s motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 631.8 at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, but found against plaintiff on all claims following Du Font’s presentation of…