Kendall Heebink writes: A plaintiff filed suit against defendant Prisma Health and third party defendant RevMD Partners LLC on Monday in the District of South Carolina. The complaint for damages and injunctive relief cites violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Read more at Law Street Media….
Category: Breaches
UK: Pregnant nurse says Nottingham doctor invaded her privacy
Amy Phipps reports: A pregnant nurse has accused a health trust of sweeping an information breach under the carpet, after her doctor ex-boyfriend accessed her medical records. Tanya Sunrise, 38, said she felt her privacy had been violated by the consultant at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. Miss Sunrise has now moved her treatment…
India’s ongoing outrage over Pegasus malware tells a bigger story about privacy law problems
Laura Dobberstein reports: NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware-for-governments keeps returning to the headlines thanks to revelations such as its use against Spain’s prime minister and senior British officials. But there’s one nation where outrage about Pegasus has been constant for nearly a year and shows little sign of abating: India. Read more at TheRegister.
COVID-19 patient sues Health P.E.I. for privacy breach at hospital
Brian Higgins reports: A man who says he was the first person on Prince Edward Island to be hospitalized for COVID-19 is suing Health P.E.I. for breach of privacy. According to a civil suit filed in P.E.I. Supreme Court, information about the man’s medical condition, including the fact that he is HIV-positive, was leaked by…