Cole v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Key appellate defense win on the party exception (Nov. 2025).
Appellate decision — affirmed
Primary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026
The matter
- Matter ID
- SND-0131
- Organization
- Quest Diagnostics
- Location
- National
- Provider type
- Clinical laboratory
- Court
- D.N.J. (Judge Martini); Third Circuit
- Docket
- 2:23-cv-20647-WJM; 3d Cir. No. 25-1449
Timeline
- Filed
- 2023
- Key ruling
- Nov 13, 2025
Key ruling
Third Circuit affirmed dismissal: the browser, not Quest, sends data to Meta (party exception); knowing a user viewed results reveals only that treatment occurred.
Status note
DISMISSED Jan. 14, 2025; Third Circuit affirmed Nov. 13, 2025 (non-precedential): no CIPA interception because the browser sends a separate transmission to Meta (party exception); CMIA fails because knowing a user accessed results reveals only that treatment occurred. | Important defense-side appellate ruling.
Exposure
Pages covered Both portal and public site
Tracking technologies named
Source
Third Circuit opinion Court order or opinion
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