Elkins v. Bartholomew County Public Hospital d/b/a Columbus Regional Health
County-owned hospital; $25.50 plus privacy membership for 20,763 portal users.
Class action
Settled — preliminary approval
Secondary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026
Settled — preliminary approval
Secondary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026
The matter
- Matter ID
- SND-0020
- Organization
- Columbus Regional Health
- Location
- Columbus, Indiana
- Provider type
- Large or integrated health system
- Court
- Marion Cty. Super. Ct.
- Docket
- 49D01-2305-PL-020792
- Beds
- 225
Timeline
- Filed
- May 2023
- Preliminary approval
- Apr 22, 2026
- Final approval hearing
- Jul 22, 2026 (scheduled; outcome not yet recorded)
Outcome
- Structure
- Claims-made
- Per claimant
- $25.50
- Non-cash benefit
- 1 yr CyEx Privacy Shield
- Class size
- 20,763
- Fees sought
- $577,000
Status note
Settled (claims-made): $25.50 plus one year CyEx Privacy Shield; defendant pays claims, admin, fees separately. Preliminary approval Apr. 22, 2026; final approval hearing July 22, 2026 (order not located); claims deadline Sept. 19, 2026.
Exposure
Pages covered Patient portal (authenticated)
Tracking technologies named
Plaintiff firms
Source
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 11, 2026.