On December 6, 2017, health care provider 21st Century Oncology agreed to pay 2.3 million dollars to settle charges by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that its security practices led to a data breach involving patient information.
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Bankruptcy
FTC Seeks Privacy Protection for Personal Information in Bankruptcy Proceeding
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On May 23, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection sent a letter to the court overseeing an education technology company’s bankruptcy proceedings, to warn that the proposed sale of the company’s assets (which includes personal information collected from students) raises privacy concerns. …
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UK Court of Appeal Overturns Damages Award for Inaccurate Credit Reference Records
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On February 20, 2013, the UK Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision that awarded damages to an individual who claimed inaccurate data in his credit record prevented him from obtaining financing for a business venture. The Court found Equifax acted reasonably with respect to correcting records for which there was no centralized update system.
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Next Jump Agrees to Stop Using Borders Customer List and Trademarks
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On September 6, 2011, a bankruptcy court approved an agreement between bankrupt bookseller Borders and its service provider Next Jump regarding alleged trademark infringement and unauthorized use of Borders’ customer information. Next Jump stipulated that it will not communicate with persons on Borders’ customer list, and that it would remove the Borders name and marks from websites that Next Jump owns or operates.
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Bankrupt Magazine Must Destroy Readers’ Personal Information
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As a follow up to our previous blog post, the FTC’s opposition to the transfer of XY Magazine’s subscribers’ personal information has resulted in a consent order calling for the destruction of the information before the magazine’s assets are sold.
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FTC’s David Vladeck Opposes Bankruptcy Transfer of Personal Information
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The director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection recently warned creditors of XY Magazine that their acquisition of personal information about the debtor’s subscribers could violate the FTC Act.
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