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Highland Health Systems; Albany Gastroenterology Consultants Settle Data Breach LawsuitsAI
Healthcare

Highland Health Systems; Albany Gastroenterology Consultants Settle Data Breach Lawsuits

Highland Health Systems and Albany Gastroenterology Consultants have reached preliminary settlements for class action lawsuits stemming from 2023 and 2024 data breaches affecting 83,543 and 57,751 individuals respectively. Highland Health Systems agreed to a $650,000 settlement fund offering affected individuals either up to $5,000 in documented losses or approximately $85 cash payments plus two-y

UTUtopia Tech·4 min
Settlements Resolve Data Breach Lawsuits Against McKenzie Health System & Aspire Health AllianceAI
Healthcare

Settlements Resolve Data Breach Lawsuits Against McKenzie Health System & Aspire Health Alliance

Two healthcare organizations, McKenzie Health System in Michigan and Aspire Health Alliance in Massachusetts, have reached settlements to resolve class action lawsuits stemming from data breaches in 2025 and 2023 respectively. McKenzie Health's breach affected 58,839 individuals and offers two years of credit monitoring plus up to $4,000 in reimbursement or $50 cash payments, while Aspire Health A

UTUtopia Tech·3 min
Data Breach Lawsuits Settled by Omni Healthcare & Western Montana ClinicAI
Healthcare

Data Breach Lawsuits Settled by Omni Healthcare & Western Montana Clinic

Two healthcare organizations, Omni Healthcare Financial Holdings and Western Montana Clinic, have reached settlements in class action lawsuits following data breaches affecting 16,852 and 8,255 individuals respectively. Both breaches exposed sensitive protected health information including Social Security numbers, medical records, and treatment details, with lawsuits alleging failures to implement

UTUtopia Tech·3 min
Banner Health; LifeStance Health Group Settle Tracking Technology LawsuitsAI
Healthcare

Banner Health; LifeStance Health Group Settle Tracking Technology Lawsuits

Banner Health and LifeStance Health Group have agreed to settle class action lawsuits alleging unauthorized disclosure of patient data to Meta and Google through website tracking pixels and analytics tools. Banner Health will compensate approximately 1.028 million affected individuals with $20 payments plus identity protection services, while LifeStance established a $3 million settlement fund for

UTUtopia Tech·3 min
FMC Services Agrees to $2.15M Settlement to End Data Breach LawsuitAI
Healthcare

FMC Services Agrees to $2.15M Settlement to End Data Breach Lawsuit

FMC Services LLC, a Texas-based primary care clinic operator, has agreed to a $2.15 million settlement to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit stemming from a 2022 cyberattack that exposed protected health information of over 233,000 individuals. The breach compromised sensitive data including Social Security numbers, health records, and personal identifiers, leading to claims of negligence

UTUtopia Tech·2 min
Henderson & Walton Women’s Center Settles Class Action Data Breach LawsuitAI
Healthcare

Henderson & Walton Women’s Center Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit

Henderson & Walton Women's Center has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit following a 2022 email account breach that exposed personal and protected health information of 34,306 patients. The unauthorized access occurred over a three-day period in February 2022, compromising names, dates of birth, identification numbers, and medical information. While denying wrongdoing, the healthcare provider

UTUtopia Tech·2 min
Family Medicine Centers Pays $2.15M to Resolve Data Breach LawsuitAI
Healthcare

Family Medicine Centers Pays $2.15M to Resolve Data Breach Lawsuit

Family Medicine Centers (FMC Services, LLC) has agreed to a $2.15 million settlement to resolve consolidated class action lawsuits stemming from a July 2022 data breach that exposed personal and health information of approximately 234,000-267,000 individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to network systems containing Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and protected health

UTUtopia Tech·2 min
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