Christopher Brown reports: Rush System for Health must defend a proposed class action alleging it shared health information of patients using its patient portal with Google Inc. and other third parties, in breach of its contract with patients and in violation of the Illinois Eavesdropping Act. Marguerite Kurowski successfully stated a claim for breach of contract regarding…
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Abortion-Rights States Begin Shielding Digital Data Near Clinics
Andrea Vittorio and Skye Witley report: States positioning themselves as abortion safe havens are beginning to shield location information that can be gleaned from mobile phones, and to protect the privacy of other data that can show who is visiting a health-care facility. Beginning this summer, Washington, Connecticut, and New York are establishing first-of-their-kind data privacy…
Schools Sue Social-Media Platforms Over Alleged Harms to Students
Sara Randazzo and Ryan Tracy report: Plaintiffs’ lawyers are pitching school boards throughout the country to file lawsuits against social-media companies on allegations that their apps cause classroom disciplinary problems and mental-health issues, diverting resources from education. Nearly 200 school districts so far have joined the litigation against the parent companies of Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube….
Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in medical privacy, malpractice cases
This was reported on June 23 by Casey Smith: Indiana Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments for multiple cases Tuesday, weighing the stakes in a medical privacy case and considering an allegation of medical malpractice at a state prison. Both cases are among the 10 being heard and weighed by the high court this month….