Class Suit Over COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Breach Stayed For Private Mediation

Mealey's (June 13, 2022, 8:43 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A putative class complaint accusing an employment staffing company of failing to safeguard private health information (PHI) contained in Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 contract tracing lists and failing to timely notify those affected by the breach was stayed June 1 by a federal judge in Pennsylvania who granted a joint consent motion filed by the parties so that they may engage in private mediation....