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Western Wayne Family Physicians Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Western Wayne Family Physicians, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here. ​​​​​​​​On March 26, 2025, Western Wayne Family Physicians, PLC (“Western Wayne Physicians”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. The incident involved unauthorized access to Western Wayne Physicians’ computer network (the “Data Breach”). A subsequent investigation concluded that sensitive personal and protected health information had been compromised. Approximately 62,000 individuals have been impacted.  Recently, Western Wayne Physicians began sending data breach notification letters to individuals affected by the Data Breach. If you received

Georgia Urology Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Georgia Urology, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here. ​​​​​​​​​On March 27, 2025, Georgia Urology (“GA Urology”) announced a significant cybersecurity incident on its website, involving unauthorized access to two employee email accounts (the “Data Breach”). On the same day, GA Urology reported the Data Breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Upon detecting unusual activity on October 25, 2024, GA Urology initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists. The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party accessed certain emails and attachments containing confidential patient

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Gilead Sciences, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here. ​​​​​On April 2, 2025, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”) reported a data breach incident to the California Attorney General’s Office. According to its notice, on February 18, 2025, Trusaic, a vendor assisting Gilead with Affordable Care Act compliance, discovered that its mailing distribution vendor, Billing Document Specialists (“BDS”), had inadvertently mailed 1095-C tax forms on February 7, 2025, with shipping labels displaying an 18-digit number that included recipients’ Social Security numbers (the “Data Breach”).  Recently, Gilead began sending data breach notification letters to those affected by

Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here. ​​​​​​​​On March 26, 2025, Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital (“Mercer Health”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The incident, which occurred between April 2 and April 3, 2024, involved unauthorized access to Mercer Health’s computer network (the “Data Breach”). Upon detecting unusual network activity on April 2, 2024, Mercer Health initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists. The investigation concluded that sensitive personal and protected health

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.