Flowers Hospital in Alabama has asked the federal court to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over an insider breach because the plaintiffs have failed to allege any actual misuse or harm. Read more on Law360.com (paywall).
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Data breach at Welsh health board after patient details sent to wrong address
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in breach of the Data Protection Act after sensitive information was sent to the wrong address. The information was disclosed when eight letters about patients were sent to one of the people affected in July 2013. The letters should have been sent to…
Advocate Health Shakes Class Action Over Data Breach
From the no-surprise-there dept.: An Illinois state court on Thursday tossed a putative class action over a data breach at Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp., ruling that the plaintiffs needed to prove that their data had actually been misused in order to sustain their claims. Read more on Law360.com (paywall)
Privacy breach in British Columbia's prescription system
News 1130 reports: There has been a major privacy breach in BC’s prescription medication dispensing information system. About 1,600 people’s personal information has been accessed. The Ministry of Health says an audit has found the breach happened sometime between March 9th and June 19th of this year when someone used a doctor’s PharmaNet account without…
Plastic Surgeon May Pay for Sharing Patient's Pics
Jeff D. Gorman reports: A woman whose plastic surgeon gave her before-and-after photos to a television news reporter may have a case for negligence, a Utah appeals court ruled. Dr. Renato Saltz performed surgery on Conilyn Judge’s breasts and torso in 2006. Two years later, a reporter contacted Saltz for a story on how to…
Michael Schumacher stolen medical records linked to Swiss helicopter company
Ella Alexander reports: Michael Schumacher’s missing medical records have been linked to a Swiss helicopter firm in Zurich. French authorities have located the IP address of the computer used by thieves, who stole the former racing driver’s documents last month, to a helicopter company that was due to transport the Formula One champion from Grenoble to Lausanne…