{"id":909233,"date":"2026-11-07T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/909233\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:50:19","slug":"former-cu-doctor-sues-woman-who-accused-her-of-snooping-in-medical-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/909233\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CU doctor sues woman who accused her of snooping in medical records"},"content":{"rendered":"

A doctor sued for allegedly snooping in the medical records<\/a> of her ex-husband\u2019s girlfriend has filed her own lawsuit, alleging the girlfriend invaded her private communications and harassed her.<\/p>\n

Dr. Karen Ashbeck, an obstetrician-gynecologist formerly affiliated with University of Colorado Medicine South Metro<\/a>, alleged Julie Bendon pushed excessively to befriend her and her children after she started dating Ashbeck\u2019s ex-husband, Dr. Gerard Ashbeck, in 2022.<\/p>\n

She filed a lawsuit in Douglas County District Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ashbeck wasn\u2019t interested in spending time with Bendon and checked medical records to ensure she wasn\u2019t a patient at the clinic where Ashbeck worked because she worried Bendon would schedule an appointment to attempt to corner her into talking, according to her lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Bendon\u2019s lawsuit, which she withdrew last month, alleged Ashbeck had gone through and publicized her medical information.<\/p>\n

Ashbeck alleged Bendon went through her communications with her ex-husband and impersonated her ex-husband by sending a \u201chostile\u201d text message from his phone, that she lied about the extent to which Ashbeck looked into Bendon\u2019s medical records to force her to resign from CU Medicine, and that she contacted her new employer in the hope they would fire her.<\/p>\n

\u201cJulie Bendon has manipulated the legal system to tarnish the personal and professional reputation of Dr. Ashbeck, a well-respected and valued medical professional who has devoted years of her life to serving women and addressing their unique health issues,\u201d Caleb Meyer, Ashbeck\u2019s attorney, said in a statement. \u201cDr. Ashbeck will continue to pursue her legal options so she can continue to restore the personal and professional damage Ms. Bendon has inflicted upon her and her family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicole Westbrook, Bendon\u2019s attorney,\u00a0 countered that CU Medicine established that Ashbeck accessed Bendon\u2019s records twice and looked at private information, not just whether she was a patient at a clinic. Bendon decided to dismiss her claims against CU Medicine because she was satisfied with their response and chose to withdraw the lawsuit against Ashbeck to avoid further contact with her, Westbrook said.<\/p>\n

Bendon wasn\u2019t trying to get Ashbeck fired from her new employer, where Bendon had received care for 12 years, but asked the clinic to take steps to prevent unauthorized access to her records, Westbrook said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case is fundamentally about patient privacy, professional ethics and the responsibility healthcare providers and institutions have to safeguard sensitive medical information. No patient should worry that a physician will misuse their professional access to medical records for personal reasons,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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