Medical/Health

October 31, 2023 A class action alleges Piedmont Healthcare has secretly transmitted patients’ personal data to Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

October 23, 2023 A class action claims Santa Clara Valley Medical Center secretly transmits the private data of website visitors to Facebook and other third parties without consent.

October 19, 2023 Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. faces a class action that claims the healthcare corporation failed to protect private employee and patient data during an August 2023 cyberattack.

October 19, 2023 A class action claims SIHF Healthcare has “repeatedly disregard[ed]” an Illinois privacy law by requesting that job applicants and employees disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making employment decisions.

October 16, 2023 Lifeline Systems Company has been hit with a class action lawsuit over a cyberattack discovered in August 2022 that reportedly impacted the personal data of approximately 74,000 individuals.

October 13, 2023 Quest Diagnostics and Optum360 face a class action in which a consumer claims the companies illegally shared his sensitive medical data with a third-party debt collector without authorization.

October 11, 2023 Health Plan of Nevada, Inc. (HPN) faces a class action that claims the insurer’s 100-day treatment limit on coverage for residential mental health services violates federal law.

October 11, 2023 Costco faces a class action over its alleged use of a Meta Pixel to secretly disclose the private health information of millions of pharmacy customers to third parties.

October 10, 2023 A class action alleges McLaren Health Care Corporation failed to implement reasonable, industry-standard cybersecurity prior to an early-October 2023 data breach.

October 6, 2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois faces a class action over a data breach that reportedly occurred between September 19, 2022 and May 18, 2023.

October 5, 2023 A class action alleges Revlon has falsely advertised its Creme of Nature Moisture-Rich Hair Color with Shea Butter Conditioner since the product contains ammonia.

October 5, 2023 Upstream Rehabilitation faces a class action over a cyberattack that reportedly occurred in early 2023 and compromised the personal information of current and former patients.

October 3, 2023 A retail pharmacy claims in a class action that several consumer health companies have misled the public by marketing over-the-counter medications containing phenylephrine as effective nasal decongestants.

October 2, 2023 A class action claims pediatric dental care provider Just Kids Dental failed to protect the private information of more than 129,000 people during an August 2023 cyberattack.

September 28, 2023 Amerita, Inc. faces a class action that claims the company failed to protect consumers’ personal information during a cyberattack reportedly discovered in March 2023.

September 27, 2023 A proposed class action alleges Similasan has illegally marketed its eye drops as homeopathic drugs capable of curing a range of ophthalmic conditions.

September 26, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit aims to hold IBM and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems responsible for a “massive and preventable” 2023 data breach.

September 22, 2023 TMG Health faces a class action over a “massive” June 2023 data breach that reportedly compromised the personal information of more than 192,000 individuals.

September 18, 2023 CVS Pharmacy has been hit with a class action after it received an FDA warning letter about its over-the-counter CVS Health Pink Eye Relief Drops.

September 15, 2023 CareSource is one of the latest healthcare entities to face a proposed class action in the wake of the May 2023 MOVEit data breach.

September 15, 2023 A class action alleges the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services unlawfully failed to notify Medicare beneficiaries that their health plan would no longer cover Stelara.

September 13, 2023 A class action claims Albertsons Companies, Inc. has misled consumers about the efficacy of its Signature Care-brand adhesive lidocaine patches.

September 13, 2023 A class action alleges fourteen companies make and/or sell over-the-counter cold and flu medicines with an active ingredient that is ineffective at treating nasal congestion.

September 1, 2023 A class action alleges the maker of the InPen reusable insulin pen has illegally shared with Google and other third parties the health information of users nationwide.

September 1, 2023 A South Carolina resident has sued a maker of certain alcohol ankle monitors, alleging the device caused him to develop a “severe rash” and bacterial infection.

August 29, 2023 A class action claims Nutricost has misled consumers by falsely advertising that a two-capsule serving of its magnesium dietary supplement contains 420 milligrams of magnesium glycinate.

August 29, 2023 A class action alleges online therapy service Headway secretly shares with Google website visitors’ private data, including information about their mental health conditions.

August 25, 2023 Cigna faces a class action over its allegedly unlawful use of an algorithm to systemically deny batches of insurance claims without conducting individualized reviews.

August 24, 2023 A California doctor alleges Experian, Equifax and TransUnion have violated antitrust law by refusing to report unpaid medical bills under $500 on consumer credit reports.

August 23, 2023 BrightSpring Health Services faces a class action that alleges the care provider is to blame for a March 2023 data breach believed to have impacted roughly 535K people.

August 10, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Performance Health Technology failed to protect one of its client’s private patient information from a cyberattack reportedly discovered in June 2023.

August 9, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims negligence on the part of Tampa General Hospital is to blame for a May 2023 data breach that compromised the personal information of 1.2 million patients.

August 8, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims dialysis services provider DaVita has unlawfully shared website visitors’ personal data with third parties, including Facebook, without consent.

August 8, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Overlake Hospital Medical Center has secretly shared website visitors’ personal and medical data with third parties, including Meta (Facebook), without consent.

August 8, 2023 The operators of Southern Illinois Healthcare face a class action over their alleged disclosure of website visitors’ private information to Facebook without users’ consent.

August 2, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims negligence on the part of Phoenician Medical Center (PMC) is to blame for a cyberattack purportedly detected in March 2023.

July 28, 2023 A class action out of California claims Tenet Healthcare Corporation secretly discloses to third parties the private health information of patients who visit at least 12 healthcare websites it operates.

July 28, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Heritage Valley Health System, Inc. has secretly shared website visitors’ personal data with Meta (formerly Facebook) without consent.

July 25, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims inadequate cybersecurity on the part of Advanced Medical Management (AMM) is to blame for a May 2023 cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 319,485 individuals.

July 17, 2023 A class action claims that certain Bolthouse Farms beverages are falsely advertised as “100% Fruit Juice Smoothie[s],” given that the products contain toxic, synthetic chemicals.

July 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims negligence on the part of HCA Healthcare, Inc. is to blame for a July 2023 data breach that compromised the personal information of 11 million patients.

July 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Premera Blue Cross has unlawfully discriminated against transgender adolescents by refusing to cover gender-affirming surgery for insureds under the age of 18.

June 26, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims private hospital Ascension Saint Joseph-Chicago and parent corporation Ascension Health have unlawfully captured, stored and shared employee fingerprint scans without consent.

June 19, 2023 A class action claims real estate investment company Onix Group, LLC failed to protect the private information of 320,000 individuals during a March 2023 cyberattack.

June 19, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims the “outdated” and “negligent” cybersecurity practices of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics resulted in a data breach announced by the medical treatment center in May 2023.

June 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims negligence on the part of Apria Healthcare is to blame for a data breach that compromised the personal information of 1.8 million individuals nationwide.

June 13, 2023 A class action claims pharmacy services provider PharMerica Corporation and parent company Res-Care, Inc. failed to protect the personal information of 5,815,591 people during a March 2023 cyberattack. [UPDATE]

June 12, 2023 The maker of TheraFlu and Emergen-C faces a class action that claims the co-packaging of the products leads consumers to expect that vitamin C supplement Emergen-C is as effective at treating cold and flu symptoms as TheraFlu.

June 8, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges MCNA Dental has unlawfully failed to safeguard the sensitive information of millions of current and former customers.

June 1, 2023 A class action alleges Monument has illegally disclosed users’ information to third-party advertisers, including Meta, Google, Bing and Pinterest.