Rehab Facility Moves To Arbitrate Patient’s Lawsuit Over Data Breach

Mealey's (July 6, 2020, 10:28 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — The operator of a chain of substance abuse rehabilitation facilities filed a motion in California federal court on June 30 to compel arbitration of privacy and negligence claims brought against it by a former patient over a 2019 data breach, arguing that a contractual provision mandated that his claims be resolved via arbitration rather than litigation (Hector Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group LLC, No. 8:20-cv-00487, C.D. Calif.)....