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Alere Ducks $116M Medical Data Theft Class Action

By David Siegel · October 8, 2014, 2:07 PM EDT

A California federal judge on Tuesday threw out a proposed class action seeking $116 million from an Alere Inc. unit related to the theft of a laptop containing medical-monitoring patient information,...

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Documents

Order on Motion to Strike Order on Motion to Dismiss

Case Information

Case Title

Falkenberg et al v. Alere Home Monitoring, Inc.

Case Number

3:13-cv-00341

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

January 24, 2013

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