Class Suit Over Theft Of Hospital Patient Records Sent Back To State Court

Mealey's (December 20, 2018, 11:33 AM EST) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge on Dec. 10 sent a class complaint over the alleged theft of patient records from a hospital employee’s vehicle back to state court, finding that the hospital failed to show that the amount in controversy exceeded $5 million (K.A., et al. v. Children’s Mercy Hospital, No. 18-516, W.D. Mo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207733)....