Back in June, I noted an interesting case described by Evan Brown. PDX v. Hardin involves Section 230 immunity for a software provider whose software was used to produce truncated medication monographs that omitted drug warnings. The modification in their software had been made at their client’s (Safeway’s) request. It’s not the type of case I’d typically include on…
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Advocate Health wins another dismissal of claims following theft of laptops
From the no-surprise-to-me dept.: Advocate Health, which had already succeeded in getting other potential class action claims dismissed, has now also succeeded in getting a claim that they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act dismissed. Plaintiffs, who generally attempt a variety of state and federal claims in breach lawsuits, had argued that by failing to adequately secure patient…
TX: Break-in at Arlington Dentist's Office Puts Hundreds at Risk for Identity Theft
Tim Ciesco reports: An Arlington dentist says the personal information of more than 500 patients could be at risk following a break-in at her office. Arlington police said some time between the night of August 23 and the morning of August 25, someone pried open the door to Dr. Vonica Chau’s practice off of Matlock Road and…
SC: Some Dorn V.A. Hospital veterans' information may be compromised
WLTX reports: The Dorn Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia says some old records are missing, and is warning veterans that their personal information could be compromised. According to Dorn officials, four boxes of pathology reports that were stored in a locked area in the medical center laboratory are gone. The loss of the records was…
Judge temporarily blocks law that could close all Louisiana abortion clinics
Jonathan Kaminsky reports: A U.S. federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that advocates say would likely have closed all five abortion clinics in the state. The measure, signed into law by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in June and due to take effect Sept. 1, would require doctors who perform abortions…
CORRECTION AND APOLOGY
On August 19, PHIprivacy.net posted an excerpt from The NewsStar concerning a breach of patient information for over 6,000 patients at E. A. Conway Medical Center. Today, PHIprivacy.net learned that TheNewsStar‘s coverage was inaccurate in some important respects. That post has now been replaced with a correction and an apology to the professor of ethical…