U of Chicago Seeks Health Suit End on Alleged Attorney Conflict (1)

The University of Chicago Medical Center is trying to get claims of selling patient data to Alphabet Inc.'s Google in violation of privacy laws dismissed by alleging the plaintiff’s attorney has a conflict of interest as an investor in another analytics company, according to an Illinois state court filing.

Attorney Jay Edelson has “significant and personal financial interests” in a health analytics competitor Quant HC Inc., according to the medical center in the Nov. 13 filing. Edelson and his law partners allegedly “funded, organized, and served as officers and directors of” the company, which was founded by Edelson’s wife, according ...