Class action lawsuits over data breaches at Centrelake Medical Group and Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons have been resolved with settlements.
Centrelake Medical Group Settlement
Centrelake Medical Group, the operator of 8 medical imaging and oncology centers in California, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2019 cybersecurity incident that affected 197,661 patients. Centrelake Medical Group experienced a ransomware attack in February 2019. The hackers had access to its servers from January 9 to February 19, 2019, and potentially obtained information such as names, phone numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, services performed, dates of service, medical record numbers, referring provider information, and driver’s license numbers.
A lawsuit was filed in response to the data breach – April Kay Moore, et al. v. Centrelake Medical Group, Inc. – in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Civil Division, which asserted claims of breach of express and/or implied contractual promise, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of Civil Code § 56, et seq., and violation of California Business and Professions Code § 17200, et seq.
Centrelake Medical Group denies all claims of liability and wrongdoing but determined that the litigation would likely be protracted and expensive, and agreed to a settlement. Centrelake Medical Group has agreed to pay $525,000 for attorneys’ fees and expenses, $2,500 for each of the class representatives, and will cover notice and settlement costs…