Oops – found this one sitting in drafts folder. I should have posted it two weeks ago. Law360 reports: A Georgia federal judge on Thursday trimmed breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation claims from a proposed putative class action over the theft of student medical data at a state university, but refused to let the…
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PA: Boxes Of Cloverleaf YMCA Employees’ Personal Information Found In Dumpster
Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports: A local YMCA is investigating after boxes of documents containing employees’ personal information were found in a dumpster. In all, hundreds of documents containing personal information about Cloverleaf YMCA employees were found Monday. Read more on CBS Pittsburgh.
Medical pot users seek class action against Health Canada
Claire Mellor reports: Lawyers representing plaintiffs in a proposed class action, claiming Health Canada breached privacy rights and jeopardized the safety of medical marijuana users, will be seeking damages of up to $20,000 per person, a court in Halifax heard Wednesday. Federal Court Justice Michael Phelan is hearing a certification application for a proposed class…
IN: Defunct “My Fast Lab” leaves patient information exposed
Giles Bruce reports yet another instance where a firm or covered entity closes and confidential data is just dumped, unshredded. I wish HHS and/or FTC would go after more of these situations and impose some serious consequences to send a clear message that this will not be tolerated. Medical tests. Copies of Social Security cards,…
Abandoned autopsy lab in Tobolsk, Siberia still has medical records, human remains
This is a somewhat bizarre – and disturbing – breach involving medical records and human remains. Police have launched an investigation after an abandoned autopsy laboratory containing mummified baby remains was discovered in a park. The gruesome facility in Tobolsk, which may have been used as recently three years ago, was stumbled across by a…
Rite Aid says personal information, prescriptions stolen in Baltimore looting
Scott Dance reports: As looted prescription drugs flood Baltimore streets, fueling a surge in violence, pharmacy chain Rite Aid warned customers Wednesday that their personal medical information could be on the streets, too. Store officials said the labels on prescriptions stolen during the late April riots included patient names, addresses and the names of medication,…