The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is going to allow a class action claim against Central Health in relation to breaches of privacy involving patients.

While they will be the test cases, the action has a pool of 260 cases. The action stems from breaches of privacy by an employee or employees of Central Health whereby the plaintiffs’ personal and medical information was allegedly accessed outside of the scope of the employees’ authority.

Justice Melanie Del Rizzo has agreed to certify their civil action as a class action.

There are two sets of alleged breaches in question: between 2018 and 2020 and in January, 2021.