Transgender patients file lawsuit against hospital for sharing records with Tennessee's attorney general

Transgender patients are suing Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, accusing the hospital of violating their privacy by providing their records to Tennessee's attorney general. The patients argue that Vanderbilt should have removed their personally identifying information before turning over the records, especially considering the state's hostile stance towards transgender rights. The lawsuit seeks class-action status and demands monetary damages, improved security procedures, an injunction blocking further release of records without notice, and an admission of privacy policy violations. The attorney general's office claims the records have been kept confidential and that the hospital was legally compelled to produce them.