Appeals Court Dismisses Sutter Health Data Breach Case
On Monday, an appellate court in California ruled that Sutter Health did not violate California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act when a computer containing the personal medical records of four million patients was stolen. The judges dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the plaintiffs, who sought compensation totaling more than $4 billion, failed to demonstrate whether their data had been accessed by an unauthorized third party.
- "Court Halts $4 Billion Privacy Suit Against Sutter Health" (Walsh, Sacramento Bee, 7/21).