$12.2M+ Henry Ford Health Settlement Resolves Class Action Suit Over Alleged Data Sharing with Third Parties
by Chloe Gocher
McClain v. Henry Ford Health
Filed: July 5, 2024 ◆§ 2:24-cv-11739
A class action claims Henry Ford Health has violated privacy laws by embedding into its website spyware that shares patient data with third parties.
Michigan
A settlement worth more than $12.2 million will resolve a class action lawsuit over Henry Ford Health’s alleged use of spyware on its website to track and send user data, including confidential health and personal details, to third parties without consent.
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The Henry Ford Health class action settlement received preliminary court approval on May 27, 2025 and covers all Henry Ford Health patients residing in the United States who had a MyChart patient portal account with Henry Ford Health between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2023.
The court-approved website for the $12,293,715 Henry Ford Health settlement can be found at HenryFordHealthDataSettlement.com. According to court documents, more than 819,000 consumers are eligible to submit a claim form for the Henry Ford Health settlement.
Henry Ford Health settlement class members who file a timely, valid claim form may receive a $15 cash payment via check, PayPal, Zelle or Venmo, the class action settlement website states.
Each Henry Ford Health settlement class member will also automatically receive a code to enroll in a one-year subscription to Privacy Shield Pro. This code can be found in the body of the settlement notice sent to class members via email.
To file a claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in with the unique ID and PIN found in the email notice received by all class members.
Alternatively, a PDF of the claim form is available to print, fill out and mail back to the address listed on the first page of the form.
All Henry Ford Health settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by August 25, 2025.
A hearing will be held on October 7, 2025 to determine whether the settlement will receive final approval from the court. Cash payments from the Henry Ford Health class action settlement will begin to be distributed only if final approval is granted to the deal and after any appeals are resolved.
The Henry Ford Health class action lawsuit claimed that the company violated various privacy laws by implementing tracking software on its website, including the Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google DoubleClickAds, to collect user data—including private and sensitive health and personal data—and distribute it to unrelated third parties without consent.
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