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Settlement Alert! A federal judge in Michigan recently approved a class action settlement negotiated by ALG and co-counsel Nicholas Coulson. The settlement resolves a lawsuit which alleged that Workit Health used tracking technologies on its website, potentially exposing confidential health information to third parties such as Meta and Google. The $578,680 non-reversionary common fund settlement impacts 110,000+ individuals and reinforces the need for continuing vigilance of consumers’ confidential and private information. Click below to read the full story. https://lnkd.in/gdPpPWdC

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Privacy Claims Move Forward in Edward-Elmhurst Health Case On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that key privacy claims against Edward-Elmhurst Health will proceed. The lawsuit alleges that the healthcare provider used tracking technologies to share patients’ sensitive health information with third parties like Facebook—without proper consent. The Court upheld claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and for negligence under Illinois law.? We welcome the Court’s decision and are committed to moving this case forward. Privacy violations may lurk in the shadows, but we remain dedicated to bringing them to light and protecting the rights of individuals and families. Read more about the court’s decision and what it means: https://lnkd.in/gpPSRHZF #PrivacyLaw #HealthcarePrivacy #ClassAction #DataPrivacy

The U.S. District Court of Southern California recently granted Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration and denied Prime Healthcare’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging unauthorized disclosure of patient information through website tracking technologies. Read more about the Court’s reasoning and what’s next in the case. https://lnkd.in/gZYBDG9b #PrivacyLaw #DataPrivacy #AlmeidaLawGroup

The U.S. District Court of Southern California recently denied Prime Healthcare’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging unauthorized disclosure of patient information through website tracking technologies. Read more about the Court’s reasoning and what’s next in the case. https://lnkd.in/gqSmF6V5 #PrivacyLaw #DataPrivacy #AlmeidaLawGroup

***COURT DENIES LIFESTANCE’S BID FOR DISMISSAL OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING UNLAWFUL COLLECTION OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION*** We are pleased to report that, on January 27, 2025, Judge Krissa M. Lanham of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied LifeStance Health Group, Inc.’s motion to dismiss on all but one of Plaintiffs' claims. In the putative class action lawsuit, captioned Montana Strong, et al. v. LifeStance Health Group Inc., No.?CV-23-00682, Plaintiffs allege that LifeStance, a mental healthcare company,?deployed tracking technologies on its website to intercept and to disclose users’ private health information to third parties such as Meta and Google. We are pleased with the ruling and look forward to moving forward with this important case. Almeida Law Group remains committed to protecting privacy rights and advocating for individuals and families. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gG9K2nhe #PrivacyRights #ConsumerProtection #ClassAction #HealthcarePrivacy #AlmeidaLawGroup?

***COURT DENIES LIFESTANCE’S BID FOR DISMISSAL OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING UNLAWFUL COLLECTION OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION*** We are pleased to report that, on January 27, 2025, Judge Krissa M. Lanham of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied LifeStance Health Group, Inc.’s motion to dismiss on all but one of Plaintiffs' claims. In the putative class action lawsuit, captioned Montana Strong, et al. v. LifeStance Health Group Inc., No.?CV-23-00682, Plaintiffs allege that LifeStance, a mental healthcare company,?deployed tracking technologies on its website to intercept and to disclose users’ private health information to third parties such as Meta and Google. We are pleased with the ruling and look forward to moving forward with this important case. Almeida Law Group remains committed to protecting privacy rights and advocating for individuals and families. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gG9K2nhe #PrivacyRights #ConsumerProtection #ClassAction #HealthcarePrivacy #AlmeidaLawGroup?

***COURT DENIES LIFESTANCE’S BID FOR DISMISSAL OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING UNLAWFUL COLLECTION OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION*** We are pleased to report that, on January 27, 2025, Judge Krissa M. Lanham of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied LifeStance Health Group, Inc.’s motion to dismiss on all but one of Plaintiffs' claims. In the putative class action lawsuit, captioned Montana Strong, et al. v. LifeStance Health Group Inc., No.?CV-23-00682, Plaintiffs allege that LifeStance, a mental healthcare company,?deployed tracking technologies on its website to intercept and to disclose users’ private health information to third parties such as Meta and Google. We are pleased with the ruling and look forward to moving forward with this important case. Almeida Law Group remains committed to protecting privacy rights and advocating for individuals and families. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gG9K2nhe #PrivacyRights #ConsumerProtection #ClassAction #HealthcarePrivacy #AlmeidaLawGroup?

LEGAL UPDATE: DAVID ALMEIDA APPOINTED CO-LEAD INTERIM COUNSEL IN ROCKFORD GASTROENTEROLOGY DATA BREACH LITIGATION On January 3, 2025, Judge Lisa Fabiano of the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Winnebago County, Illinois, consolidated seven pending class action lawsuits against Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd. By the consolidated proceeding In re Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd. Data Breach Litigation, plaintiffs allege that Rockford Gastroenterology failed to adequately?protect highly sensitive private information?including, but not limited to, the Social Security numbers of more than 147,253 patients, which were accessed by unauthorized threat actors. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNmECwDJ

ALG FOUNDER DAVID ALMEIDA APPOINTED CO-LEAD INTERIM COUNSEL IN CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CITYMD Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently consolidated two pending class action lawsuits against Summit Health LLC d/b/a CityMD. The lawsuits, which will now proceed together under the caption In re CityMD Data Privacy Litigation, allege that CityMD, a provider of urgent care services, utilized tracking technologies on its website to disclose certain sensitive information to third party adtech companies (such as Facebook and Google) without informed consent. Magistrate Judge Waldor appointed David S. Almeida of Almeida Law Group LLC, Blake Yagman of Sterlington PLLC and Joseph J. DePalma of Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador LLC as Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel. The Court’s December 17, 2024 Order provides that Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel shall be responsible for, among other things, coordination of all pre-trial activities, conducting discovery on behalf of Plaintiffs consistent with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, supervising the work of all Plaintiffs’ counsel and conducting settlement negotiations. Interim Co-Lead counsel will file a Consolidated Complaint under the new caption by January 17, 2025. #DataPrivacy #ClassAction #Healthcare #LitigationUpdates https://lnkd.in/gp9tW6Ys