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
Primary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026
Settled — preliminary approval
Primary source
Last verified Sep 8, 2026
The matter
- Matter ID
- SND-0180
- Organization
- Witham Health Services
- Location
- Lebanon, Indiana
- Provider type
- Public or district hospital
- Court
- Marion County Superior Court 1, Ind.
- Docket
- 49D01-2305-PL-020025 (Marion Super.); 1:23-cv-01080-TWP-MJD (S.D. Ind., remanded)
- Beds
- 80
Timeline
- Filed
- May 18, 2023
- Final approval hearing
- Nov 25, 2025 (scheduled; outcome not yet recorded)
- Key ruling
- Feb 6, 2024
Outcome
- Structure
- Claims-made
- 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
Plaintiff firms
Source
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 11, 2026.