Stollenwerk v. Tri-West Health Care Alliance

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiffs Stollenwerk, DeGatica and Brandt (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant Tri-West Health Care Alliance (“Tri-West”) on Plaintiffs’ claims that Tri-West negligently failed to secure their personal information maintained on Tri-West’s computers. During a December 14, 2002 burglary at Tri-West’s headquarters, computer servers containing hard drives with Tri-West’s customers’ personal information—including names, addresses, and social security numbers— were stolen. Stollenwerk and DeGatica claim damages in the form of…