Mitch Smith reports: Advocate Medical Group, already under federal and state investigation after the theft of computers containing personal information on millions of people, is now facing a class-action lawsuit from patients who say the Downers Grove-based physician group didn’t do enough to protect their private data. The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court,…
Proposed settlement in lawsuit over AvMed breach
Main Justice reports that there may be a settlement in the lawsuit over the AvMed breach that affected 1.2 million. As noted in previous coverage on this site, the lawsuit stemmed from the theft of two laptops from the firm’s Gainesville office in Florida in December 2009. Details of the settlement are not yet available,…
FL: Haley volunteer accused of stealing patients’ identities
A volunteer at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital has been accused of stealing patients’ identities and using that information to file fake income tax refunds of about $550,000, according to federal court documents. Ricardo Jacinto Rodriguez, the VA volunteer, and Andropolis Jioberiti Mitchell were indicted last week on charges of embezzlement and fraud. The…
Ca: Wal-Mart investigates privacy breach at Regina store
Wal-Mart Canada is investigating a privacy breach at one of its Regina stores. The CBC iTeam, an investigative news unit, has learned that someone obtained the phone numbers – and photographs – of a customer who had used the photo developing machines in the east Regina location. Read more on CBC.
Surgery photo leads to privacy lawsuit against Torrance Memorial
Chad Terhune reports: During surgery at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, an anesthesiologist decorated a patient’s face with stickers while the patient was unconscious — giving her a black mustache and teardrops under her left eye — and then a nurse’s aide snapped her photo. The 2011 incident has prompted a state investigation and a civil…
Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble dismissed
Main Justice reports that a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over their hacked pin pads has been dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to even demonstrate that their information was stolen, much less that they were harmed or experienced unreimbursed costs for an imminent jury. Plaintiffs can amend the complaint to try to demonstrate harm, but…