Class action settlement: Eligible healthcare patients have seven days to file claim in $2M settlement with Facebook

Some healthcare patients have seven days to file a claim in the $2 million settlement concerning Froedtert Health and Facebook if they used a patient online portal from 2017 to 2022.

Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Froedtert Health claimed that the company illegally shared personal health information with Facebook through the Meta Pixel tool.

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Froedtert Health, a Wisconsin-based integrated healthcare system, has denied all claims and allegations of wrongdoing but agreed to the $2 million settlement.

Eligible recipients of the settlements include patients or employees who logged into a MyChart patient portal account at least once between Feb. 1, 2017, and May 23, 2022.

Those who wished to exclude themselves or object to the settlement needed to submit a letter by Sept. 5. Eligible healthcare patients or employees wishing to claim a portion of the settlement must submit a claim form by Oct. 5.

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A final fairness hearing between the two settlement parties will take place on Friday.

Meta companies like Facebook and Instagram have also been involved in several class-action lawsuits and settlements regarding data privacy sharing, but they are not defendants in this case.