Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Oracle Health have been sued over a data breach involving the EHR vendor’s legacy Cerner systems.
Two patients filed the proposed class-action lawsuit in December in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging the defendants were negligent in allowing the incident to happen and “continue to obfuscate” details of the breach, according to the complaint reviewed by Becker’s. They seek restitution, damages and other forms of relief. Spotlight Delaware first reported the lawsuit in late January.
“We do not comment on pending litigation,” a ChristianaCare spokesperson told Becker’s. “You can find our public message related to the Oracle/Cerner security incident here.”
Oracle Health didn’t respond to a request for comment.
At least 15 health systems were affected by the early 2025 hack of the Cerner systems. Oracle Health faces other legal action over the incident, as do at least two other health systems.
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