Health care provider sued over privacy issue

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin health care provider is being sued by several patients who claim the company violated their privacy when it disclosed their personal medical information in bankruptcy court.

The class action lawsuits filed in federal and state court say Aurora Health Care Inc. included patients' medical history when it routinely filed claims against debtors in bankruptcy court.

Susan Dandridge filed for bankruptcy protection last year. Dandridge says she never thought her personal medical information would become "an open book."

Dandridge and others want the information taken out of debtors' files. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports they're seeking $25,000 in damages for each person whose medical information was revealed.