Shana Springer filed the complaint on Sept. 28 in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of all patients who visited the emergency room from March 1, 2009-Aug. 31, 2009 and were thus affected by the breach. Ms. Springer is seeking $1,000 per patient and other penalties, damages and attorney fees.
She alleges the hospital violated the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, a state law that requires medical providers to safeguard patient information and prohibits its disclosure without written consent. In a statement, Stanford said it will “vigorously defend” the lawsuit, claiming the subcontractor Multi-Specialty Collection Services is to blame, not the hospital.
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