Policy Covers Claims Arising From Patient Data Posting

April 13, 2016, 4:00 AM UTC

An electronic data storage company that posted confidential medical records on the Internet may look to its insurer to defend a lawsuit stemming from the incident, a federal appeals court said April 11 (The Travelers Indem. Co. of Am. v. Portal Healthcare Sols., LLC, 2016 BL 112503, 4th Cir., 14-1944, 4/11/16)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in an unpublished per curiam opinion, said a policy issued by the Travelers Indemnity Co. of America to Portal Healthcare Solutions LLC obligated Travelers to defend Portal in a class action lawsuit filed in New York. The ...

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