R.J. v. Adena Health System (S.D. Ohio) / Jarrell v. Adena Health System (settlement)
Three-hospital Ohio system; $21 plus privacy product; the reported "$17.8M" values the product, cash is ~$1.7M.
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-0089
- Organization
- Adena Health System
- Location
- Chillicothe, Ohio
- Provider type
- Community hospital
- Court
- S.D. Ohio, then Ross Cty. Ct. Com. Pl.
- Docket
- 2:24-cv-00282 (S.D. Ohio); 25CI000419 (Ross Cty. C.P.)
Timeline
- Filed
- Jan 19, 2024
- Final approval hearing
- May 29, 2026 (scheduled; outcome not yet recorded)
Outcome
- Structure
- Claims-made
- Per claimant
- $21
- Non-cash benefit
- 1 yr CyEx Privacy Shield Global (valued $179)
- Class size
- 82,423
- Fees sought
- $555,000
Status note
Settled (claims-made): announced Sept. 2025; opt-out Feb. 4, 2026; claims Mar. 6, 2026; final approval hearing May 29, 2026. Class 82,423. | HIPAA Journal’s “$17.8M” headline is a valuation including the privacy product; cash component is ~$1.73M.
Exposure
Pages covered Both portal and public site
Tracking technologies named
Google Analytics (version not specified)Meta Conversions APIMeta Pixel
Plaintiff firms
Chestnut CambronneMarkovits Stock & DeMarcoMilbergThe Lyon Firm
Source
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 11, 2026.