Richmond University Medical Center Sued Over Data Breach (1)

New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 674,000 people that was exposed in a 2023 data breach, a proposed federal class action filed Tuesday said.

Lead plaintiffs Edward Quinn and Monique Leslie alleged that Richmond breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data security measures and provide timely notice of the breach.

Richmond discovered the breach in May 2023, but waited more than a year and a half to ...