Hartley v. University of Chicago Medical Center et al.

Class-action waiver in portal terms defeated the class (Oct. 2025).

Class action
Active — motion to dismiss decided, proceeding
Primary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026

The matter

Matter ID
SND-0119
Organization
University of Chicago Medical Center
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Provider type
Academic medical center
Court
N.D. Ill. (Judge Alexakis)
Docket
1:22-cv-05891

Timeline

Filed
October 2022
Key ruling
Oct 1, 2025

Key ruling

ECPA claim survives, but class allegations struck under the portal’s class-action waiver; proceeds as an individual action.

Status note

ACTIVE as individual action. Oct. 1, 2025: MTD and summary judgment denied on ECPA, but motion to strike class allegations GRANTED (terms-of-service class-action waiver); portal claims abandoned after discovery showed no Meta tools on the portal. | Class-waiver defense data point.

Exposure

Pages covered Public website (unauthenticated)

Tracking technologies named

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Source

Opinion Court order or opinion

Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 11, 2026.