IN RE ORTIZ

Nos. 10-3465, 10-3466.

665 F.3d 906 (2011)

In re Rene R. ORTIZ, Douglas L. Lindsey, and Valerie Jones, Debtors. Rene R. Ortiz, Douglas L. Lindsey, and Valerie Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Aurora Health Care, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. In re Kathy Bembenek and Susan Dandridge, Debtors. Kathy Bembenek and Susan Dandridge, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Aurora Health Care, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Watton (argued). Attorney, Watton Law Group, Milwaukee, WI, for Debtors-Appellants.

Frank W. DiCastri , Brian W. McGrath (argued), Attorneys, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI, for Appellee.

Guy J. DuBeau , Attorney, Axley Brynelson, LLP, Madison, WI, for Amicus Curiae.

Before WILLIAMS and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and GOTTSCHALL, District Judge.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Wisconsin medical provider Aurora Health Care, Inc. filed proofs of claim in an estimated 3,200 bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Wisconsin from June 2003 to December 2008 that listed the debtors' medical treatment information. The filings were public and available on the court's docket. Two groups of debtors filed separate class action lawsuits against Aurora under a Wisconsin statute that allows individuals to sue if their health...

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