TOPEKA — A Topeka dental testing business that authorities say dumped more than 900 files containing personal information of its customers and others in the trash will pay $140,000 as part of a lawsuit settlement.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that officials said that in March 2014, files were found in an unsecured dumpster outside of Central Regional Dental Testing Service Inc. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said that the files contained personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and health information.
Schmidt’s office said in a news release Wednesday that the business will pay a $70,000 fine and $70,000 in administrative costs relating to a case that claimed it violated Kansas consumer privacy laws.
The business said the improper disposal occurred due to an employee mistake. The files were eventually secured by the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division.
