D. v. Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-05416

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Thomas W. Thrash, Jr

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  1. September 27, 2024

    Ga. Hospital Patients Ask Judge to Revive Facebook Data Suit

    A proposed class of patients claiming Piedmont Healthcare Inc. unlawfully shared their confidential health data with Facebook urged a federal judge to rethink his late-August decision tossing their suit, saying the judge failed to consider their claims the health system criminally violated HIPAA's privacy rule. 

  2. August 29, 2024

    Ga. Health System Shakes Facebook Data Sharing Row

    A Georgia federal judge has tossed a putative class action accusing Piedmont Healthcare Inc. of unlawfully sharing confidential health information with Facebook, finding that the plaintiffs failed to allege actual damages and that the "weight of authority" in similar online tracking cases supported the provider's contention that there was no privacy intrusion.