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Class Action Healthcare Breach of Contract

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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U.S. Fifth Circuit Adopts “Class Certification” Approach to Article III Standing at Certification Stage

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a Texas district court’s denial of class certification in the case of Wilson v. Centene Management. In the litigation, three Texans filed suit against Centene...more

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Evolving Litigation of Data Breach Claims

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield sued for data breach announced last week

Within days of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shields’ (Excellus) announcement that its data had been accessed by a hacker through a “sophisticated” cyber-attack, two law firms teamed up to file a proposed class action suit last...more

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Class action filed against UCLA following data breach

We previously reported that UCLA suffered a data breach affecting 4.5 million patients. Days following the announcement of the breach, plaintiffs filed a proposed class action lawsuit against UCLA, alleging that UCLA should...more

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