California law provides for damages of $1,000 per person per violation of Confidentiality of Medical Information Act of 1981. Plaintiffs are lining up to file privacy data breach class-action lawsuits against hospitals, medical service providers and health insurers. Lawsuits could yield payouts in the multiple millions of millions if successful. Lawyer: “There’s an awful lot at stake here” Filing privacy breach cases as class actions is new, and all those involved say new legal precedents will be made in next several years.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2131475/law-firms-see-big-money-in-healthcare-breach-cases.html