In re Blue Shield of California Privacy Litigation (consolidating Doe I v. California Physicians’ Service et al.)
Largest tracker incident reported to HHS (4.7M members); second motion to dismiss pending after a July 2026 ruling.
Active — motion to dismiss pending
Timeline
- Filed
- May 2025
- Key ruling
- Jul 10, 2026
Key ruling
Standing found, but federal Wiretap Act claim dismissed without prejudice because the plan did not itself intercept; leave to amend.
Status note
Blue Shield’s Apr. 9, 2025 notice: Google Analytics misconfiguration sent member PHI to Google Ads Apr. 2021–Jan. 2024. July 10, 2026: standing found, but federal Wiretap Act claim dismissed with leave (plan did not itself intercept). Amended complaint July 31, 2026; Blue Shield moved to dismiss Aug. 14, 2026; briefing closed Sept. 4, 2026; ruling pending.
Exposure
Pages covered
Patient portal (authenticated)
Tracking technologies named
Google Ads / DoubleClickGoogle Analytics (version not specified)Meta Pixel
Plaintiff firms
Kiesel LawLieff Cabraser Heimann & BernsteinScott+ScottSimmons Hanly Conroy
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, October 8, 2026.