Sep 142023
 
 September 14, 2023  Posted by  Breaches, Court, Laws, U.S.

Stephanie_Giagnorio of Saxe Doernberger & Vita writes: In the matter of Remprex, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London1, policyholder Remprex was thrust into two separate class actions, both involving alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Remprex could not receive coverage under their media liability policy due to [Read More…]

Sep 092023
 
 September 9, 2023  Posted by  Breaches, Business, Court, Healthcare, U.S.

Eric Wittgrove of Knobbe informs us of yet another tracking-related lawsuit involving health data: Medtronic Minimed, Inc. and Minimed Distribution Corp. (“Medtronic”) were sued in a class action complaint in the Central District of California on August 30, 2023, by users of Medtronic’s InPen® system. […] The complaint asserts that the [Read More…]

Sep 092023
 
 September 9, 2023  Posted by  Breaches, Business, Court, Featured News, Healthcare, Online, U.S.

Christopher Brown reports: Meta Platforms Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it collected the personal health information of patients without their consent in violation of state and federal privacy laws and against its own privacy policies, a federal court ruled. Five anonymous plaintiffs allege in the consolidated lawsuit that [Read More…]

Sep 082023
 
 September 8, 2023  Posted by  Breaches, Healthcare, U.S.

OAKLAND – In partnership with six district attorneys, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (collectively “Kaiser”) resolving allegations that the healthcare provider unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste, medical waste, and protected health information at Kaiser facilities statewide. As part [Read More…]