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Company: Lehigh Valley Health Network Inc.
Current Parent Company: Lehigh Valley Health Network
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Penalty: $65,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: November 15, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Mega-Scandal: Online Privacy
Violation Description: Lehigh Valley Health Network agreed to pay $65 million to settle litigation relating to a data breach in which private information, including nude images of cancer patients, of thousands of patients was affected.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Lackawanna County (PA) Court of Common Pleas
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2023-1149
Case Name: Doe v. Lehigh Valley Health Network
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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