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St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Privacy Breach

Overview

Peters v. Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: Hfx No. 533134

Wagners has filed a proposed class proceeding arising from a mass privacy breach of health information at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, NS. 2,690 patients have been notified of the breach by Nova Scotia Health. A clerical employee inappropriately accessed, without a valid purpose, the medical records of these patients between May and September 2023. An action has been filed in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court seeking a remedy for the affected individuals. If you were impacted by this privacy breach, you can contact Wagners at [email protected] or (902) 425-7330 for more information.
Updates & Latest Developments
September 4, 2024

A hearing of the Plaintiff’s certification motion has been scheduled in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. It will take place on November 12 and 13, 2025 commencing at 9:30 a.m. each day at the Law Courts Building, located at 1815 Upper Water Street in Halifax.

If the Plaintiff’s proposed class proceeding is certified, that means it can proceed to a trial. It is at the trial where the merits of the allegations will be decided by a judge. The certification motion is a procedural step, not the trial.

We will continue to provide you with further updates.

May 14, 2024

A proposed class proceeding commenced in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on May 7, 2024. See the Documents section to review the Notice of Action and Statement of Claim.

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