Associated Press - October 20, 2009 7:04 AM ET

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The mother of Little Rock television anchor Anne Pressly - who was beaten to death a year ago - is suing the hospital where Pressly was taken, a doctor and two former hospital employees.

The lawsuit by Patricia Cannady claims they violated Pressly's privacy by illegally looking at her medical records.

Dr. Jay Holland and former St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center employees Candida Griffin and Sara Elizabeth Miller previously pleaded guilty to illegally looking at Pressly's records.

Cannady's lawsuit says the actions of the three were extreme and outrageous. It also accuses the hospital of failing to have a system that keeps employees and doctors from illegally accessing medical records.

St. Vincent's issued a statement saying it stands by its safeguards and how the situation was handled.

Curtis Lavelle Vance of Marianna is charged with capital murder, rape, residential burglary and theft and is to go on trial Nov. 2. He has pleaded not guilty.

Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com

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