Whitaker-Pine v. Board of Trustees of the Flavius J. Witham Memorial Hospital

County hospital; remanded then settled on the $25-plus-privacy-membership template.

Class action
Settled — preliminary approval

Timeline

Filed
May 18, 2023
Final approval hearing
Nov 25, 2025 (scheduled; outcome not yet recorded)
Key ruling
Feb 6, 2024

Outcome detail

Per claimant
$25
Non-cash benefit
CyEx Privacy Shield Pro
Fees sought
$566,026

Key ruling

Remanded to state court Feb. 6, 2024; Meaningful Use participation is not federal-officer action.

Status note

Removed June 21, 2023; REMANDED Feb. 6, 2024 (Judge Pratt: Meaningful Use participation is not federal-officer action). Settled (claims-made): claims deadline Nov. 18, 2025; final approval hearing Nov. 25 (or Dec. 5), 2025 — order not confirmed. | Part of the May 2023 Marion County wave (Goshen, Hancock, Columbus Regional).

Exposure

Pages covered

Patient portal (authenticated)

Tracking technologies named

Meta Pixel

Plaintiff firms

Cohen & MaladStranch Jennings & GarveyStrauss Borrelli

Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 25, 2026.