Up to $9.25M BJC HealthCare Settlement Ends Litigation Over Alleged Disclosure of Patient Data
by Chloe Gocher
Doe I et al. v. BJC Health System
Filed: February 21, 2023 ◆§ 2222-CC09151-01
A class action settlement of up to $9.25M resolves litigation that alleged BJC HealthCare illegally distributed patients’ personal data to third parties.
A settlement of up to $9.25 million will resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged BJC HealthCare illegally distributed patients’ sensitive, personally identifiable information to unrelated third parties without consent.
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The BJC HealthCare class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on May 14, 2025 and covers anyone who used BJC’s MyChart patient portal between June 2017 and August 2022.
The court-approved website for the BJC HealthCare settlement can be found at BJCPrivacySettlement.com.
BJC HealthCare settlement class members who submit a timely, valid claim form may receive a cash payment of $35 per person. This settlement payout may be reduced on a pro-rata, or equal-share, basis depending on the total number of claims filed.
To file a claim form online, class members can visit this page on the class action settlement website and log in with the unique ID and PIN provided in their copy of the settlement notice.
Alternatively, a PDF of the claim form is available to print, fill out and mail back to the address listed on the form.
All BJC HealthCare settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by October 8, 2025.
A hearing is set for October 16, 2025 to determine whether the settlement will receive final court approval. Settlement payments will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.
The BJC HealthCare class action lawsuit claimed that the company was distributing patients’ sensitive, personally identifiable information entered on BJC.org and/or BarnesJewish.org to unrelated third parties, such as Facebook, SiteScout, Google, Invoca and TradeDesk, without consent.
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