Patients May Bring UCL Claims For Medical Center’s Data Breach, Panel Says

Mealey's (September 21, 2022, 12:47 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel on Sept. 16 reversed a trial court’s entry of judgment sustaining a medical center’s demurrer to three patients’ claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by not protecting their personal data, finding that the appellants properly alleged UCL standing due to not receiving the benefit of the center’s contractual obligation to protect their data and due to new costs incurred monitoring credit and financial accounts....