Former employee accessed files, shared with kin, suit filed

A civil lawsuit has been filed against Sarah Gross, West Virginia University Medical Corporation, and Charleston Area Medical Center by plaintiffs M.B., D.B., and their minor child A.B., along with A.D., for unauthorized access to their medical records. The complaint, filed on July 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleges that Gross accessed their protected health information without justification during her employment from 2019 to 2021 at WVU Medical Corporation and at CAMC from 2023 to 2025. The information was reportedly shared with a family member, leading to claims of HIPAA violations.