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McGee et al v. Triad of Alabama LLC
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March 20, 2017
An Alabama federal judge on Friday certified two subclasses of patients who are accusing Flowers Hospital of negligence and breach of contract for its part in a former worker's theft of their personal information, ruling that individualized questions about causation and damages weren't enough to derail class certification.
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September 20, 2016
An Alabama hospital asked a federal court Monday not to certify a class of patients whose records were stolen by a phlebotomist, saying only 25 people out of the 1,200 originally notified were harmed during the worker's tenure there.
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August 30, 2016
Patients accusing an Alabama-based hospital of negligence and breach of contract for its part in a former worker's theft of sensitive information urged a federal judge on Monday to certify their proposed class, pointing out that the facts underlying every claim are common.
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July 18, 2016
A group of patients accusing Alabama-based Flowers Hospital of negligence and credit-law violations for its part in a former worker's theft of sensitive patient information told a federal judge on Monday that the hospital is refusing to hand over crucial information.
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September 29, 2015
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday said he would allow a proposed class action accusing Alabama-based Flowers Hospital of negligence and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for its part in an employee's theft of sensitive patient information to move forward.
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September 16, 2015
A hospital facing a proposed class action over a patient data breach urged an Alabama federal judge Wednesday to toss the lawsuit, against the recommendation of a magistrate judge, saying the magistrate erred in finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently showed standing and can pursue negligence and patient privacy claims.
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July 28, 2015
A hospital facing a proposed class action over a patient data breach told an Alabama federal judge on Monday to ignore the Seventh Circuit's recent revival of another data breach case, saying the circuit court had strayed from precedent.
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May 15, 2015
Dothan, Alabama-based Flowers Hospital on Friday pressed a federal judge to toss a proposed class action stemming from a data breach, arguing the ensuing filing of fake tax returns is not sufficiently harmful to allow patients to sue under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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May 01, 2015
An Alabama federal judge on Friday directed Flowers Hospital and a putative class of patients suing the facility over a data breach to elaborate on their dispute over whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows plaintiffs to maintain claims without proving actual injury.
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September 26, 2014
An Alabama federal judge on Friday refused to toss a putative class action against Flowers Hospital over an employee's theft of sensitive patient information, giving the plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their claims.