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Dental practice hit by ransomware attack not liable for damages

By Jeffery P. Drummond

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Alabama's Sarrell Dental Center suffered a ransomware attack that affected the records of almost 400,000 patients.  Some patients sued in a putative class action, but a federal judge has dismissed the suit, noting that actual damages haven't been shown since the records were not copied, downloaded or removed.  As my UTD students know, f you can't show damages, you can't bring a negligence claim

Full post as published by HIPAA Blog on July 21, 2020 (boomark / email).

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