A class action lawsuit has been filed against medical clinic chain Physicians Immediate Care and its parent company, The Aspen Group. The lawsuit alleges that the companies failed to adequately protect people's private information during a data breach.
Named plaintiff Wesley Lumpkins accuses the defendants of negligence in their handling of the breach, which allegedly exposed sensitive personally identifiable information, including medical and health records.
The complaint states that the Aspen Group became aware of the breach as early as April 2023 but allegedly did not disclose it until February 2024, nearly 10 months later. This delay allegedly put patients at risk and violated their privacy rights. Lumpkins is seeking equitable and monetary damages on behalf of himself and other similarly affected individuals.
The case was filed March 11 in Cook County Circuit Court.
Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Eugene Y. Turin, Timothy P. Kingsbury and Andrew T. Heldut, of McGuire Law, of Chicago.