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<p class="MsoNormal">Tom, I learned that Ann Guinn has a client who preparing to file a class action lawsuit related to the breach. You may contact her at
<a href="mailto:Anngp15@aol.com">Anngp15@aol.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ann provided me with a copy of the text of a notice that she sent out to another listserve that provides insight into the scope of the lawsuit:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"As you may be aware, Premera Blue Cross got hacked last May, and 11 million members' records were compromised. The company has only just now admitted to the hack.
I have a client in NY who is working with another firm to file a class action on behalf of Premera members and she's looking for WA insureds. If you are interested in lending your name to this, please let me know.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Also, I'm wondering if you have children insured by Premera. Children are even more vulnerable than adults because problems usually don't show up for them until many
years down the road when they apply for credit, or even file for social security. If someone else is using your child's identify and social security number to receive medical services, this can come back to get your child when he/she is taken to the hospital
for emergency treatment after an accident in a school baseball game. The child's on-line health information may show that he/she is, say, Type A blood, so that's the transfusion your Type O child will receive. Providing free credit report checking for a year
or two isn't enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Thanks! Please let me know if you're willing to speak with my client about this."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, Claudia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ParkAvenue;color:#1F497D">Claudia A. Gowan<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Claudia A. Gowan, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Market Place One, Suite 330<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Seattle, WA 98121<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">(206) 443-2733 (T)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">(206) 448-2252 (F)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:claudia@cagowanlaw.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">claudia@cagowanlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Thomas Haensly [mailto:thaensly@msn.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 06, 2015 8:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Claudia A Gowan<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Premera Insurance records breach<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Claudia, Did you ever get any responses? If so, could you please share. Thanks. Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thomas F. Haensly<br>
Attorney at Law<br>
144 Railroad Avenue, Suite 217<br>
Edmonds, WA 98020<br>
Phone (425) 775-4803<br>
Fax (425) 775-9839<br>
Email <a href="mailto:thaensly@msn.com">thaensly@msn.com</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="mailto:claudia@cagowanlaw.com" title="claudia@cagowanlaw.com">Claudia A Gowan</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> Wednesday, April 1, 2015 7:52 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com" title="wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> [WSBAPT] Premera Insurance records
breach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Colleagues, any thoughts on how (or if) the breach of Premera medical records should be handled or to whom clients can be directed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A client received notice that her minor child’s records may have been breached. She is wondering if she needs to talk with a lawyer about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Claudia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ParkAvenue;color:#1F4E79">Claudia A. Gowan<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Claudia A. Gowan, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Market Place One, Suite 330<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">2003 Western Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Seattle, WA 98121<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">(206) 443-2733 (T)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">(206) 448-2252 (F)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79"><a href="mailto:claudia@cagowanlaw.com">claudia@cagowanlaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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