Chiaro and Doe v. The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
Two-hospital Indiana system; $25 plus privacy membership for MyChart 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-0181
- Organization
- The Methodist Hospitals
- Location
- Gary / Merrillville, Indiana
- Provider type
- Community hospital
- Court
- Marion County Superior Court, Ind.
- Docket
- 49D01-2305-PL-017931
Timeline
- Filed
- May 2023
- Final approval hearing
- Oct 14, 2025 (scheduled; outcome not yet recorded)
Outcome
- Structure
- Claims-made
- Settlement fund
- $650,000
- Per claimant
- $25
- Non-cash benefit
- Privacy Shield Pro
Status note
Settled $650,000 (per aggregator); claims deadline Oct. 22, 2025; final approval hearing Oct. 14, 2025 (order not confirmed). | Amount and structure need the notice.
Exposure
Pages covered Patient portal (authenticated)
Tracking technologies named
Plaintiff firms
Source
ClaimDepot Aggregator
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 11, 2026.