An upstate appellate court has imposed a directed verdict against a physician who was absolved by a jury for disclosing information about a patient’s possible mental instability in violation of doctor-patient confidentiality.

The Appellate Division, Third Department panel also ordered in Juric v. Bergstraesser, 515333, that the case for breach of implied covenant of trust be remitted to Supreme Court in Ulster County for a new trial only on the issue of damages for plaintiff Damir Juric.