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Baker (Carly Baker, Janssen Ramos) v. Seattle Children’s HospitalFirst state supreme court to take a hospital pixel case; decision pending. Seattle Children's Hospital Washington Academic medical center Appeal pending 2023 King Cty. Super. Ct.; Wash. Ct. App.; Washington Supreme Court · Ct. App. Div. I No. 86461-1-I; Wash. Sup. Ct. No. 1045905 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Cole v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.Key appellate defense win on the party exception (Nov. 2025). Quest Diagnostics National Clinical laboratory Appellate decision — affirmed 2023 D.N.J. (Judge Martini); Third Circuit · 2:23-cv-20647-WJM; 3d Cir. No. 25-1449 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Doe v. Meritas Health Corp.Missouri appeals court revived a pixel suit against a public hospital's physician group (Mar. 2026). Meritas Health / North Kansas City Hospital Missouri Physician group or primary care Appellate decision — reversed December 2022 Mo. Ct. App., W.D. · No. WD87830 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Rand v. Eyemart Express, LLCOptical chain; Fifth Circuit decision pending on whether pixel data is PHI. Eyemart Express Texas Specialty practice Appeal pending 2024 N.D. Tex.; Fifth Circuit · 3:24-cv-621-N (N.D. Tex.); 25-10784 (5th Cir.) (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026
Santoro v. Tower HealthThird Circuit affirmed dismissal Aug. 28, 2026. Tower Health Pennsylvania Large or integrated health system Appellate decision — affirmed November 2022 E.D. Pa. (Judge Murphy); Third Circuit · 5:22-cv-04580 (E.D. Pa.); 24-3173 (3d Cir.) (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Stein et al. v. Edward-Elmhurst HealthEndeavor Health subsidiary; Seventh Circuit interlocutory appeal on the ECPA crime-tort exception pending. Edward-Elmhurst Health (Endeavor Health) Illinois Large or integrated health system Appeal pending 2023 N.D. Ill. (Judge Seeger) · 1:23-cv-14515 (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026
Vita v. New England Baptist HospitalState high-court ruling that closed the Massachusetts wiretap route (Oct. 2024). New England Baptist Hospital (Beth Israel Lahey Health) Massachusetts Large or integrated health system Appellate decision — affirmed 2023 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · SJC-13542 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026

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