Summary
ZoomCare successfully persuaded a federal court to dismiss a proposed class action that alleged the use of Google Analytics on its medical appointment registration website to be in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Bloomberg Law
"ZoomCare convinced a federal court that a proposed class action—alleging that using Google Analytics on its medical appointment booking website violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act—should be dismissed.
To the extent the plaintiff claims ZoomCare should be held liable for getting someone else to intercept her communications , she can’t proceed. And she failed to allege facts to support the claim that by violating its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act obligations, ZoomCare should be ineligible for the ECPA party liability shield, John H. Chun of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled ..."
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This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law.
