Attorneys from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP write: On February 10, 2025, a Washington state resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated individuals against Amazon under the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD). This is the first lawsuit brought under MHMD’s private right of action. Because MHMD regulates non-HIPAA consumer health data,…
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Family’s claims that San Diego County secretly filmed child in hospital room survive, judge rules
Michael Gennaro recently reported: A federal judge declined to dismiss invasion of privacy claims from a family who say San Diego County officials used cameras to spy on a minor patient for over a month in a San Diego children’s hospital. In their 2021 complaint, Madison Meyer and her family said that they didn’t find out about the…
Missouri bill proposes registry for pregnant mothers
Megan Mueller reports: A proposed bill by a state representative pushes to make a list of expecting mothers in the state in an aim to “reduce the number of preventable abortions,” according to the bill. House Bill 807, nicknamed the “Save MO Babies Act,” was proposed by Rep. Phil Amato, R-Arnold. The bill summary states…
Court: UnitedHealth Must Answer for AI-Based Claim Denials
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: A proposed class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group that claims the company’s insurance unit UnitedHealthCare used of artificial intelligence tools to deny Medicare Advantage claims for medically necessary care has the green light to proceed from a federal judge. In a ruling Thursday, a Minnesota federal judge dismissed some of the plaintiffs’ allegations…