Tag Archives: CMIA

CCPA Class Actions: Can They Include a Blast From the Past?

By Casie Collignon on March 13, 2020 Posted in CCPA, Healthcare

Our Digital Assets and Data Management teams have been tracking all aspects of the CCPA, so when Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, LLC (Case No. 8:20-cv-00487, Central District of California) was filed on March 10, 2020, alleging a direct claim for violation of the CCPA, we were interested to see how CCPA allegations are … Continue Reading

Privacy Class Action – Theories of Liability – 2013 Year in Review

By Erica Gann Kitaev on January 14, 2014 Posted in Privacy Class Actions

Authors: Erica Gann Kitaev and Paul Karlsgodt One hot area of data privacy litigation over the past several years has been data breach class actions brought under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”),[1] which provides that a person may recover $1,000 “nominal” damages against a healthcare provider who has negligently “released” the person’s … Continue Reading