Zakay Law Group, APLC Files a Class Action Against the Madera Community Hospital, Alleging Failure to Implement and Maintain Appropriate Security Measures, Causing Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Personal Information
The lawsuit alleges the Madera Community Hospital failed to implement the enhanced security measures necessary to protect from unauthorized access to personally identifying information and protected health information.
MADERA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Â Zakay Law Group, APLC filed a class action complaint against Madera Community Hospital, for allegedly failing to properly safeguard patients' personal information and protected health information stored within Madera Community Hospital's information network. The class action lawsuit, Case No. MCV099791, is currently pending in the Madera County Superior Court of the State of California.
According to the lawsuit, Madera Community Hospital was allegedlynegligent, committed breaches of implied contracts, fiduciary duties and confident, and violated the California Unfair Competition Law (Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq.), California Customer Records Act (California Civ. Code § 1798.80), California Consumer Privacy Act (California Civ. Code §§ 1798.150, et seq.), and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (California Civ. Code §§ 56, et seq.).
Organizations like Madera Community Hospital that provide comprehensive emergency and other medical care regularly store personally identifying information and protected health information. Therefore, cybersecurity breaches like this one are concerning, as individuals whose information was exposed experience harms such as invasion of privacy, identify theft, fraudulent financial activity, exposure to phishing and scams, loss of time and resources spent securing one's identity and medical information, and the ongoing anxiety and loss of peace of mind resulting from knowing that one's most sensitive personal and medical data is no longer secure. Given such severe consequences, individuals who used Madera Community Hospital's services reasonably expect that their data will be properly safeguarded.
If you would like to know more about the Madera Community Hospital data breach lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.
Zakay Law Group, APLC is law firm located in San Diego, California that serves employees and consumers across California and dedicates its practice to fighting for employees and consumers who have been wronged by having their sensitive personal information exposed due to businesses that failed to properly safeguard their information. Contact one of their attorneys today if you have had your personal information breached.
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