Last summer a laptop with important information was lost from a firm. This laptop carried very serious healthcare information. The even more serious part is that it had this information on 23,500 Minnesotans. So, feeling that this violated certain privacy laws, Minnesotan Attorney General Lori Swanson decided to sue. She had a very convincing case that no person should have to undergo their personal and private data being exposed and that the patients have the right to know exactly the whereabouts of their data presently. Francesca Luthi, the company who lost the laptop's spokesperson said they are willing to work and cooperate with Swanson on the lawsuit, however she seemed to be very closed to any questions asked. Fairview Health Services and North Memorial Health Care were the two hospitals that lost data. Although, it was found out that their was no information such as Social Security numbers, credit card information, addresses, and health policy numbers exposed. However, it is still a serious situation that private information of that many people was exposed. http://www.startribune.com/local/137678533.html
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