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Case ID: 4943 | Drugs / Medical | 11/02/2006
An Indiana man is suing Sisters of St. Francis Health Services over an incident in which the personal information of more than 200,000 patients was misplaced.
Michael Chaney's lawsuit also names Greater Lafayette Health Services, Advanced Receivables Strategy, Perot Systems Corp. and an unnamed employee. Chaney is seeking class action status and asking for at least $5,000 per patient affected, a total of more than $1 billion. The lawsuit accuses the companies of being deliberately indifferent to the danger of identity theft and failing to take reasonable corrective action. St. Francis sent letters last month to more than 260,000 patients advising them that a CD with names, addresses and Social Security numbers was misplaced. The incident occurred in June, but notices were not sent out until St. Francis completed its own internal audit. The lawsuit seeks to represent anyone affected by the personal information leak. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Drugs / Medical Cases of Interest A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia against Statewide Healthcare, Inc. The case involves violations of federal labor law. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available. A class action has been filed against Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a San Diego, CA based biopharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: LGND) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company’s common stock between July 28, 2003 and August 2, 2004. The action claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company’s securities. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock. A class action has been filed against Yale New Haven Hospitals for failing to provide healthcare services to Connecticut residents regardless of their ability to pay. The lawsuit alleges that Yale has an obligation to provide free or low cost healthcare services because it operates as a non-profit organization and is exempt from federal, state and local taxes. Several class actions have been filed against hospice operator Vistacare, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTA), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between November 6, 2003, and August 5, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Several class actions have been filed against pharmaceutical research company Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq:MICU) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 6, 2003, and May 24, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Uninsured hospital patient Robert Honke filed a lawsuit against Alton Memorial Hospital in Madison County Circuit Court, Illinois. Honke claims AMH charged him more for services than for patients with health insurance.
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