Patients Advance Kaiser Class Action Over Google Info Sharing

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it disclosed patients’ personal information to Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and other entities without their consent in violation of state wiretapping and consumer-protection laws.

Seven anonymous plaintiffs adequately pleaded claims of breach of implied contract, negligence, and violations of consumer-protection laws of Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington, Judge Edward M. Chen of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Thursday.

Chen dismissed 15 other claims, including intrusion upon seclusion, invasion of privacy under ...