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Therapeutic Health Services Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Therapeutic Health Services, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

gold padlock with digital backgroundOn or about July 18, 2024, Therapeutic Health Services (“THS”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) via mail to victims of the THS data breach informing them that their personal information, Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) and Protected Health Information (“PHI”), was obtained by unauthorized users who accessed THS’s network (“data breach”) in February 2024. After THS became aware of the potential unauthorized access to its network, on February 26, 2024, it launched an investigation. The investigation determined that unauthorized users had stolen files from THS’s network. As a result of the data breach, hackers obtained from victims their first and last names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and personal and/or health information. Founded in 1972 as the Center for Addiction Services, THS is a Washington-based medical provider of opioid addiction and mental health clinics. THS is headquartered in Seattle and has eight locations in and around the city. THS confirmed that 14,164 patients have had their information compromised because of the data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from THS, then you were impacted by the data breach. THS has offered victims of the data breach one year of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Identity Defense Complete, as a precaution. WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED? According to THS, the following information was exposed:
  • First and Last Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Social Security Number
  • Health Information
  • Information regarding services provided by THS
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. Personal medical information (a specific type of PII) is referred to as Protected Health Information (“PHI”). It is protected under both state and federal law. Health care providers and other businesses who handle PHI are required to protect that information. Like stolen PII, stolen PHI can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. Quite often, PII and PHI are used in conjunction by hackers. The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from THS, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

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.