Invasion of Privacy, Identity Theft, Unauthorized Medical Record Release
Our office is interested in pursing claims on behalf of businesses
and individuals who believe they have been damaged by an invasion
of privacy, identity theft, unauthorized release of private medical
records, bank records, employment history or other personal information.
Damages may be available against the company responsible for
the release for failing to take adequate precautions or if they
acted in violation of the newly enacted Electronic Communications
Privacy Act.
Corporations, ISPs, credit bureaus, Insurance companies and individuals
now face significant liability for failing to maintain adequate
digital security for private information in their computer data
bases. When data is hacked, wrongfully conveyed or destroyed,
the scope of liability for the damages is often large.
The cost of the cyberattacks in U.S. companies, government agencies,
banks and universities has reached $377 million annually according
to a recent Computer Security Institute (CSI) survey.
Given the massive increase in use of the internet for e-business,
the need for adequate database security is essential. However,
recently there have been a number of cases of inadequate digital
security resulting in privacy breaches. These instances include
credit card fraud, identity theft, inappropriate medical record
release onto the net as well as on-line theft. Recently, there
was a $4 million verdict in a case against Trans Union Credit
under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Cousins v. Trans Union.
In addition, AOL was hit with a privacy action which it settled
for significant sums for revealing the name of a man who posted
a message on line that he was gay. AOL gave his name to a Navy
investigator posing a a civilian. This violated the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act. Last month an ISP was held criminally
responsible for releasing child porn after it was notified of
it and failed to remove the data. There is also a case pending
against a law firm for illegally obtaining credit reports, bank
account data and medical records via the internet through the
use of private investigators. Negligent data security cases will
result in a wave of litigation.
Submit your case by filling out the information below:
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Has your Privacy been invaded or personal info misused? |
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Date of Incident? |
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Who Did it? |
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How have you been Damaged? |
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Briefly Explain your Situation. |
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