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Afrika Williams v. Duke University Health System, Inc.$3.74M non-reversionary fund for 872,634 MyChart users; final approval Aug. 27, 2026. Duke University Health System North Carolina Academic medical center 2022 M.D.N.C. · 1:22-cv-00727 (opens in a new tab) Common fund $3,743,600 — Sep 8, 2026
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 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
Beauford v. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Inc.Academic medical center; $16.50 flat per claim for Maryland MyChart users. Johns Hopkins Hospital / Health System / University Maryland Academic medical center 2023 Baltimore Cty. Cir. Ct., Md. · C-03-CV-23-000501 (opens in a new tab) Claims-made — $16.50 Sep 8, 2026
Blandford v. UofL HealthAcademic system sued Mar. 2023; remanded to Jefferson Circuit Court July 2024; state status unknown. UofL Health Kentucky Academic medical center March 2023 Jefferson Cty. Cir. Ct., Ky. (removed to W.D. Ky., remanded) · 3:23-cv-00192-DJH (W.D. Ky., remanded); state no. not confirmed (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026
Cavalier v. University Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a UT Medical Center$25 plus privacy membership per portal user (2015–2023 class period). University of Tennessee Medical Center Tennessee Academic medical center — Knox Cty. Chancery Ct. · No. 207369-2 (opens in a new tab) Claims-made — $25 Sep 8, 2026
Cooper, Fraser & Manda v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc.$5.26M fund for 1.31M MyChart users; paid Feb. 2026. Mount Sinai Health System (New York) New York Academic medical center Oct 27, 2023 S.D.N.Y. · 1:23-cv-09485-PAE (opens in a new tab) Common fund $5,256,588 — Sep 8, 2026
Doe v. Boston Children’s HospitalChildren's hospital; state wiretap claim survived in 2023, then undercut by the SJC. Boston Children's Hospital Massachusetts Academic medical center 2023 Suffolk Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Mass. · 2384CV00411-BLS-1 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Doe v. Rush University System for Health (2026)New ECPA class action filed Sept. 23, 2026 against Rush, two years after its injunctive-only Kurowski settlement. Rush University System for Health (2026 action) Illinois Academic medical center Sep 23, 2026 N.D. Ill. (Judge Lefkow) · 1:26-cv-11675 (opens in a new tab) — — — — Oct 7, 2026
Hartley v. University of Chicago Medical Center et al.Class-action waiver in portal terms defeated the class (Oct. 2025). University of Chicago Medical Center Illinois Academic medical center October 2022 N.D. Ill. (Judge Alexakis) · 1:22-cv-05891 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Jane Doe v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. (UCSF, Dignity co-defendants); Doe v. Regents of the University of CaliforniaPublic academic center; MTD granted in part / denied in part May 2023. UCSF Medical Center / Regents of the University of California (with Dignity Health) California Academic medical center Jul 25, 2022 N.D. Cal. (Judge Orrick) · 3:22-cv-04293; 3:23-cv-00598 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Jewell et al. v. Florida Health Sciences Center Inc. d/b/a Tampa General HospitalPublic-benefit academic hospital; $15 per household, fees paid separately; final approval order posted. Tampa General Hospital (Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc.) Florida Academic medical center 2023 Hillsborough Cty. Cir. Ct., Fla. · 2023-CA-014439 (opens in a new tab) Claims-made — $15 Oct 7, 2026
John Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System et al. (Meta, Google, Microsoft also named)Ninth Circuit companion to LCMC on federal-officer removal; active in state court. Cedars-Sinai Health System California Academic medical center Feb 10, 2023 L.A. Cty. Super. Ct. (remanded) · 2:23-cv-00870 (C.D. Cal., removal) (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Kane v. University of RochesterAcademic medical center; $2.85M fund; final approval reported Aug. 2025, payments reported Nov. 2025. University of Rochester Medical Center New York Academic medical center 2023 W.D.N.Y. · 6:23-cv-06027-MJP (opens in a new tab) Common fund $2,850,000 — Oct 7, 2026
Krackenberger v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital et al. (Meta co-defendant)Filed Aug. 2022 with Meta as co-defendant; sent to arbitration; closed Oct. 2024 after an arbitral award. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Illinois Academic medical center Aug 10, 2022 N.D. Ill. · 1:22-cv-04203 (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026
Kurowski et al. v. Rush System for HealthKurowski rulings narrowed the case; injunctive-only class settlement approved Dec. 2024 (no fund). Rush University System for Health Illinois Academic medical center October 2022 N.D. Ill. (Judge Kennelly) · 1:22-cv-05380 (opens in a new tab) Injunctive only — — Oct 7, 2026
Miller v. University of Colorado HealthFiled Aug. 5, 2026 over Meta Pixel on 'Find a Doctor'; UCHealth moved to dismiss Sept. 2026. UCHealth (University of Colorado Health) Colorado Academic medical center Aug 5, 2026 D. Colo. · 1:26-cv-03562 (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026
Mohr v. Trustees of the Univ. of Pennsylvania$15 per valid claim under a $9.25M all-in cap; class defined by myPennMedicine portal use. Penn Medicine (UPHS) Pennsylvania Academic medical center Jan 23, 2023 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. · No. 230102149 (opens in a new tab) Claims-made — $15 Sep 8, 2026
Murphy et al. v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.Philadelphia academic system; case dismissed Dec. 2025 for lack of standing. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Jefferson Health) Pennsylvania Academic medical center Nov 22, 2022 E.D. Pa. (Judge Schiller) · 2:22-cv-04674 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Progin v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.Eight trackers alleged; out of federal court Mar. 2026; state refiling possible. UMass Memorial Health Massachusetts Academic medical center Jan 17, 2023 D. Mass. (Judge Burroughs) · 4:23-cv-10113 (original); 4:25-cv-40003-ADB (current) (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Simon v. New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Inc.Class action separate from the NY AG action; no docket activity visible since Oct. 2023. NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System New York Academic medical center Apr 24, 2023 S.D.N.Y. · 1:23-cv-03428 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Smidga v. UPMC (and Meta)Arbitration clause in portal terms ended the class case (Nov. 2022). UPMC Pennsylvania Academic medical center Aug 25, 2022 W.D. Pa. · not captured (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Smith et al. v. Loyola University Medical CenterAcademic medical center; $2.67M fund; final approval reported Sept. 17, 2025 (ECF 84). Loyola University Medical Center (Trinity Health) Illinois Academic medical center 2023 N.D. Ill. · 1:23-cv-15828 (opens in a new tab) Common fund $2,665,264 — Oct 7, 2026
Sweat et al. v. Houston Methodist HospitalDefense win at summary judgment (Sept. 2025); pixel was not on MyChart. Houston Methodist Texas Academic medical center March 2024 S.D. Tex. (Judge Rosenthal) · 4:24-cv-00775 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Vita v. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.Boston academic center; most claims survived Aug. 2026 after refiling in federal court. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Beth Israel Lahey Health) Massachusetts Academic medical center 2025 D. Mass. (Judge Kobick) · 1:25-cv-11383 (opens in a new tab) — — — Sep 8, 2026
Yeisley v. University of Iowa Hospitals & ClinicsState university hospital; amended complaint dismissed and judgment for UIHC entered Feb. 2024. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Iowa Academic medical center Apr 21, 2023 S.D. Iowa · 3:23-cv-00025 (opens in a new tab) — — — Oct 7, 2026

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