The legal response to these cases has been mixed. Sharp Grossmont Hospital defended itself by claiming the cameras were installed for legitimate patient safety purposes, though this explanation was challenged by the anesthesiologist who exposed them. The settlement amounts awarded to victims vary widely, with subjective assessments of emotional distress often determining compensation rather than objective measures of harm. In the Levy case, each woman's compensation was determined based on factors including "the distress and concerns they had about the photographs, the kind of symptoms they experienced after they learned about his arrest, the betrayal of trust."
The cameras were discovered by Dr. Patrick Sullivan, an anesthesiologist who first noticed a tiny camera in the HP logo of an anesthesia computer monitor in March 2013. After finding two more cameras, he reported his concerns to the Women's Center director, who allegedly told him she was "not at liberty to discuss that." Sullivan and other doctors began covering the camera lenses before operations. Though the cameras were eventually removed, in January 2016, Sullivan noticed the three cameras had returned along with additional cameras in other operating rooms. gynecologist hidden camera incomplete version