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American Hospital Association et al. v. BecerraAHA v. Becerra: the unauthenticated-page theory of HIPAA liability was vacated in 2024. HHS OCR tracking-technology bulletin and AHA v. Becerra National — Regulatory — guidance vacated or withdrawn Dec 1, 2022 N.D. Tex. (Judge Pittman) · 4:23-cv-01110 (opens in a new tab) Civil penalty — — — Sep 8, 2026
FTC + HHS OCR joint warning lettersJoint FTC–OCR letter to ~130 hospitals and telehealth providers naming Meta Pixel and Google Analytics. ~130 hospitals and telehealth providers National — Regulatory — guidance issued Jul 20, 2023 — — — — Sep 8, 2026
FTC rescission of the 2021 Health Breach Notification Rule policy statementFTC withdrew its 2021 policy statement applying the HBNR to health apps; the amended rule itself is unchanged. Federal Trade Commission National Federal agency Regulatory — guidance vacated or withdrawn Sep 9, 2026 — — — — — Oct 7, 2026
FTC, California and Utah v. Hims & Hers Health, Inc.FTC, California (via L.A. County Counsel), and Utah sued July 29, 2026; sixteen ad partners named. Hims & Hers Health National — Regulatory — complaint filed Jul 29, 2026 U.S. District Court, N.D. California · 3:26-cv-7871 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
In the Matter of BetterHelp, Inc.Largest FTC health-data order of the wave: $7.8M refunded to 534,000+ consumers. BetterHelp — FTC National Federal agency Regulatory — refunds distributed Mar 2, 2023 FTC (administrative consent order) · FTC Matter No. 2023169 (opens in a new tab) Consumer refunds $7,800,000 — Sep 8, 2026
In the Matter of Flo Health, Inc.No-money FTC order that started the wave (2021). Flo Health — FTC National Federal agency Regulatory — order or consent entered Jun 22, 2021 FTC (administrative consent order) · FTC Matter No. 192-3133 (opens in a new tab) Injunctive only — — Sep 8, 2026
New York Attorney General actionNY Attorney General: $300,000 for pixels on doctor-search and appointment pages; not a class settlement. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York — Regulatory — order or consent entered Dec 27, 2023 — Civil penalty $300,000 — Sep 8, 2026
People v. Healthline Media LLCCalifornia AG's $1.55M CCPA settlement over ad-tech on a health information site. Healthline Media LLC — California Attorney General (CCPA) — — Regulatory — order or consent entered Jul 1, 2025 California Attorney General · stipulated judgment, Cal. Super. Ct. (opens in a new tab) Civil penalty $1,550,000 — Sep 8, 2026
U.S. v. Cerebral, Inc. and Kyle RobertsonFTC/DOJ: $5.1M refunds plus $2M penalty paid; $5M+ refunded to 40,249 consumers May 2025. Cerebral National — Regulatory — refunds distributed April 2024 U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida · 1:24-cv-21376 (opens in a new tab) Consumer refunds $7,100,000 — Sep 8, 2026
U.S. v. Monument Inc. (FTC / DOJ)FTC/DOJ order: alcohol-treatment telehealth banned from ad use of health data; penalty suspended. Monument, Inc. National — Regulatory — order or consent entered Apr 11, 2024 D.D.C. · 1:24-cv-01034-BAH (opens in a new tab) Civil penalty $2,500,000 — Sep 8, 2026
United States v. Easy Healthcare Corporation$100,000 FTC penalty plus $100,000 to three state AGs (May 2023). Premom / Easy Healthcare Corp. — FTC plus CT, DC, OR attorneys general National Federal agency Regulatory — order or consent entered May 17, 2023 FTC / DOJ / N.D. Ill.; CT, DC, OR AGs · stipulated order, N.D. Ill. (opens in a new tab) Civil penalty $100,000 — Sep 8, 2026
United States v. GoodRx Holdings, Inc.FTC's first HBNR action: $1.5M penalty and an advertising ban (Feb. 2023). GoodRx Holdings — FTC National Federal agency Regulatory — order or consent entered Feb 1, 2023 FTC / DOJ / N.D. Cal. · stipulated order, N.D. Cal. (opens in a new tab) Civil penalty $1,500,000 — Sep 8, 2026

Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, October 10, 2026.