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Patient Privacy Rights Invasion of Privacy

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Refus d’autorisation d’une action collective pour atteinte à la vie privée en l’absence de faits criants demandant réparation

Le 24 mars 2022, la Cour divisionnaire de l’Ontario (la « Cour divisionnaire ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Stewart v. Demme, 2022 ONSC 1790 (l’« affaire Stewart ») en refusant d’autoriser la demande d'action...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Divisional Court Overturns Certification of a Privacy Class Action that Did Not “Cry Out for a Remedy”

On March 24, 2022, in Stewart v. Demme, 2022 ONSC 1790 (Stewart), the Ontario Divisional Court (Court) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a proposed class proceeding. It is a further example...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

No Private Right of Action under HIPAA, but State Law Claims May Still be Asserted

A federal district court in Montana has confirmed that HIPAA precludes a private right of action for patients to claim an unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of protected health information.  ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 2 (February 2020) - A ruling from Georgia’s highest state court could set a precedent that determines recourse for victims of cyberattacks. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in late December...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Secret Video Surveillance Found In Hospital Labor And Delivery Rooms

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The New York Times newly established Privacy Project, recently highlighted the extent to which our society has created a “facial recognition machine” – cameras are everywhere, even in doorbells. Segments of society have...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - February 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Identity Theft Research Center's findings on data breaches in 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court's denial of certiorari that leaves in place the circuit...more

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