Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure

cold fjord writes "A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans ... [The unnamed company alleges] the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee – and that led to the seizure of information on 10 million, including state judges. The search warrant did not specify that the IRS could take medical information, UPI said. And information technology officials warned the IRS about the potential to violate medical privacy laws before agents executed the warrant, the complaint said." Also at Nextgov.com.

Comments

Re:New IRS dress code

[Mitreya]

When will the IRS start issuing jack boots to all agents?

I'd be more curious who gets the money if they win? From TFA:

The suit seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages, per violation. The recordsâ(TM) seizure could impact up to one in 25 Americans, UPI said.

I assume they will be passing that money to affected Americans?

Re:IRS+scientology / fighting the IRS = no winners

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

Scientology has been the only group that has fought the IRS and won

Huh? The IRS loses all the time. Even if you just narrow the list down to religious groups pushing the boundaries of what qualifies for the religious tax-exempt status, the IRS lost to a church that was endorsing political candidates.