Legal Opinion
Rene R. Ortiz v. Aurora Health Care
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 2011No. 10-3465, 10-3466PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Wisconsin medical provider Aurora Health Care, Inc. filed proofs of claim in an estimated 3,200 bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Wisconsin from June 2003 to December 2008 that listed the debtors’ medical treatment information. The filings were public and available on the court’s docket. Two groups of debtors filed separate class action lawsuits against Aurora under a Wisconsin statute that allows individuals to sue if their health care records are disclosed without permission. See Wis. Stat. § 146.84. The bankruptcy judge granted Aurora summary judgment in…
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