Second class action lawsuit filed against Columbia Orthopaedic Group over stolen information from ransomware attack

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A second class action lawsuit was filed against Columbia Orthopaedic Group on Monday in Boone County.

The new lawsuit also alleges that Columbia Orthopaedic Group did not do enough to protect patients’ personal information after a ransomware attack occurred last month.

A class-action lawsuit was filed last week in Boone County by Vicki Dixon with the same accusations. The plaintiff in the new case is listed as Geraldine Mize.

Both lawsuits allege the ransomware-for-hire group LockBit 5 stole patients’ private information and shared it on the dark web.

The new lawsuit accuses Columbia Orthopaedic Group of negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and violating the Missouri Merchandising Act.