For those of you trying to keep up with developments in the case, here’s the latest one: In response to a motion by the FTC to compel LabMD to file for immunity for Rick Wallace (a former Tiversa employee) under Rule 3.39, Chief Administrative Law Judge Chappell granted in part, and denied in part. LabMD had previously indicated…
UK: GP anger at 'outrageous' loss of patient blood samples and data
This one was reported earlier this month, but I just caught up with it: Nick Bostock reports: GPs have reacted with outrage after police confirmed a van stolen with hundreds of pathology test samples was left unlocked, with its keys inside. Merton Police have called off the search for the van, stolen with up to…
UK: Nottinghamshire ambulance service loses more than 40,000 medical records
Peter Blackburn reports: The private medical records of more than 40,000 patients have been lost by the ambulance service for Nottinghamshire. The documents, including names, addresses, contact numbers and details of medical conditions, cover patients attended to by paramedics from September to November 2012. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) says the floppy disk containing the information…
Three Stand-Out Cases in New York
Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini write: Over the past year, the New York Court of Appeals has handed down three decisions that provide clear and broadly applicable interpretation of both statutory rules and common law principles in tort cases. These cases deal with a medical facility’s duty to protect patients’ medical records and…
KR: Yet another massive data leak; 27 million South Koreans affected (updated)
Wow. At first I thought WantChinaTimes was just rehashing older news, but they’re not. They report: South Korean authorities have unveiled a massive leak of personal information related to more than 70% of the population aged between 15 and 65 in the country. A hacker from China is one of the perpetrators, reports Duowei News, a…
UK: Birmingham banker fined for reading colleagues’ bank accounts
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A Birmingham banker has been fined after he admitted reading his colleagues bank accounts. Dalvinder Singh, 29, from Yardley, Birmingham, worked in Santander UK’s suspicious activity reporting unit at their Leicester office. His role investigating allegations of money laundering meant he was able to view customer accounts. But he used…