The IRS is the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging that it improperly seized more than 60 million medical records of more than 10 million Americans, according to the Courthouse News Service.
Attorney Robert E. Barnes filed the lawsuit on behalf of a John Doe Company. The complaint alleges that 15 IRS agents seized the records, which were outside of the scope of the agents' search warrant. It also claims that the IRS refuses to reveal which agents participated in the raid, which agents saw the medical records and which agents currently have the records. The records may also contain the medical records of every state judge and court employee in California, and members of the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild, the complaint alleges.
The class seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages — per violation per individual — as well as punitive damages for constitutional violations, according to the report.
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Attorney Robert E. Barnes filed the lawsuit on behalf of a John Doe Company. The complaint alleges that 15 IRS agents seized the records, which were outside of the scope of the agents' search warrant. It also claims that the IRS refuses to reveal which agents participated in the raid, which agents saw the medical records and which agents currently have the records. The records may also contain the medical records of every state judge and court employee in California, and members of the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild, the complaint alleges.
The class seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages — per violation per individual — as well as punitive damages for constitutional violations, according to the report.
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