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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 05 / 05-1006 Filed May 4, 2007 BRIAN L. EVANS, Appellant, vs. JUDY BENSON and BLUFFS PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, P.C., Appellees.

Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Charles L. Smith III, Judge.

Plaintiff in suit against medical care providers appeals from judgment for defendants. AFFIRMED.

James L. Sayre of James L. Sayre, P.C., Clive, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Boehlert of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellee Judy Benson. John M. French of Peters Law Firm, P.C., Council Bluffs, for appellee Bluffs Psychiatric Associates, P.C.

2 LARSON, Justice. Brian Evans sued Judy Benson, a nurse, and her employer, Bluffs Psychiatric Associates, P.C., for invasion of privacy and negligent disclosure of confidential medical records. The case was tried by the court without a jury, and the court entered findings of fact and judgment in favor of the defendants. We affirm. The plaintiff, Brian Evans, had been employed by Pella Corporation in its Shenandoah, Iowa plant, but his employment was terminated as the result of several problems experienced in that relationship. He had been reprimanded for excessive absenteeism and was warned of possible termination if his performance did not improve. These disciplinary matters were handled by Robert Larson, Pella's human resources manager. Evans expressed hostility toward Larson and admitted he had homicidal thoughts about him. At the urging of Evans' fianc

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