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Almeida Law Group Files Wisconsin Healthcare Privacy Lawsuits

| Almeida Law Group Wisconsin healthcare privacy lawsuits

Overview

Almeida Law Group files three class actions against Wisconsin healthcare systems for sharing patient data with Facebook without consent, plus an Advocate Aurora case update.

Three Wisconsin Healthcare Privacy Class Actions Filed

The Almeida Law Group, along with co-counsel, recently filed three class action lawsuits alleging that hospital systems in Wisconsin illegally collected and shared their users’ confidential and protected health information without consent.

Details of the Filed Lawsuits

The cases are:

  • Doe v. Aspirus, Inc., 3:23-cv-000171 (W.D. Wis. March 17, 2023)
  • John v. Froedtert Health, 2023-cv-001935 (Wis. Cir. Ct. March 16, 2023)
  • v. ProHealth Care, 2:23-cv-00296 (E.D. Wis. March 3, 2023)

Advocate Aurora Health Data Breach Class Action

The Almeida Law Group is also co-counsel with several firms in an earlier class action lawsuit against Advocate Aurora. This case stems from the disclosure of patients’ protected health information in a data breach involving over 3 million patients.

Advocate Aurora Health Case Information

In re Advocate Aurora Health Pixel Litigation, 2:22-cv-01253 (E.D. Wis. Oct. 24, 2022).

 

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