An Atlanta lawyer whose tuberculosis case caused an international health scare has sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy.
Andrew Speaker, 33, filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. He seeks unspecified damages and attorneys’ fees.
“They had no right to stand up and talk about my private medical information,” Speaker said Wednesday. “It gave them an opportunity to create a big story they could use to get funding.”
CDC spokesman Tom Skinner said the agency does not discuss pending litigation.
