The Anthem breach continues to spawn more class action suits, the most recent of which was filed in federal court in Orlando. It’s also been a busy week in the data breach realm.
The fallout from the Anthem data breach has reached Ohio, as a proposed class action suit was filed on Monday in federal court in Cincinnati. We’ll be taking a more in-depth look at this case in the coming days to get a sense of what sorts of claims are at issue and how similar suits might proceed.
Regular news followers are likely aware of last week’s data breach at Anthem. We’ll be tracking the fallout and effects of the breach, particularly from a class action perspective, including tips on preventing and handling breaches like this.
Data breach may be the next frontier for class action lawsuits. And judging by early returns of the data breach suits filed, hospitals seem to be among the businesses at greatest risk for a data breach class action.
Recent news suggests an emerging digital-age trend in class action litigation: hospitals getting sued for data breaches. A suit filed by a New Mexico woman for a data breach after her stay in a Las Vegas hospital is just one example.