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IOWA CITY — In under two weeks after University of Iowa Health Care on Aug. 29 notified 211,000-some people that their personal information might have been compromised in a data-breach incident, at least eight of those affected filed separate class-action lawsuits seeking both compensatory and punitive damages.

“Although (UIHC) purportedly discovered the data breach in July of 2025, (it) failed to immediately notify and warn current and former patients, with (UIHC) waiting until August 29, 2025 to provide written notice to plaintiff and the proposed class,” according to one patient’s lawsuit filed Sept. 10 in Johnson County District Court.

“As a direct and proximate result of (UIHC’s) failu

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