Just over a month after the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect, the State of California enacted a data privacy law, the scope and breadth of which rivals the GDPR. While the...more
7/17/2018
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (Children’s) was hit with a $3.2 million civil penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for failing to take steps to properly protect...more
2/8/2017
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Security Standards
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on August 4, 2016, a settlement agreement with Advocate Health Care Network, an integrated healthcare system with ten hospitals and a...more
8/10/2016
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
An Illinois circuit court judge has dismissed five of six claims in a consolidated class action against Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation arising from a data breach in July 2013. The judge’s dismissal with prejudice...more
9/25/2015
/ Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Negligence ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Unjust Enrichment