March 20, 2017
An Alabama federal judge on Friday certified two subclasses of patients who are accusing Flowers Hospital of negligence and breach of contract for its part in a former worker's theft of their personal information, ruling that individualized questions about causation and damages weren't enough to derail class certification.
September 20, 2016
An Alabama hospital asked a federal court Monday not to certify a class of patients whose records were stolen by a phlebotomist, saying only 25 people out of the 1,200 originally notified were harmed during the worker's tenure there.
August 30, 2016
Patients accusing an Alabama-based hospital of negligence and breach of contract for its part in a former worker's theft of sensitive information urged a federal judge on Monday to certify their proposed class, pointing out that the facts underlying every claim are common.
July 18, 2016
A group of patients accusing Alabama-based Flowers Hospital of negligence and credit-law violations for its part in a former worker's theft of sensitive patient information told a federal judge on Monday that the hospital is refusing to hand over crucial information.
September 29, 2015
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday said he would allow a proposed class action accusing Alabama-based Flowers Hospital of negligence and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for its part in an employee's theft of sensitive patient information to move forward.
September 16, 2015
A hospital facing a proposed class action over a patient data breach urged an Alabama federal judge Wednesday to toss the lawsuit, against the recommendation of a magistrate judge, saying the magistrate erred in finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently showed standing and can pursue negligence and patient privacy claims.
July 28, 2015
A hospital facing a proposed class action over a patient data breach told an Alabama federal judge on Monday to ignore the Seventh Circuit's recent revival of another data breach case, saying the circuit court had strayed from precedent.
May 15, 2015
Dothan, Alabama-based Flowers Hospital on Friday pressed a federal judge to toss a proposed class action stemming from a data breach, arguing the ensuing filing of fake tax returns is not sufficiently harmful to allow patients to sue under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
May 01, 2015
An Alabama federal judge on Friday directed Flowers Hospital and a putative class of patients suing the facility over a data breach to elaborate on their dispute over whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows plaintiffs to maintain claims without proving actual injury.
September 26, 2014
An Alabama federal judge on Friday refused to toss a putative class action against Flowers Hospital over an employee's theft of sensitive patient information, giving the plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their claims.