Brian Elkins and Annie Elkins v. Bartholomew County Public Hospital d/b/a Columbus Regional Health
Summary
The lawsuit alleges that Columbus Regional disclosed private information to third-party technologies without patient consent. Columbus Regional denies the plaintiffs’ claims and maintains that it did nothing wrong.
Litigation Status
Procedural Posture
Proposed class action settlement awaiting final approval as described in the FAQ. The FAQ lists a fairness hearing scheduled for July 22, 2026, but does not report whether that hearing occurred or its result.
Reported Holding
The source reports preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement, not final approval or a merits determination.
What the Court Decided
According to the FAQ, the court authorized notice of the proposed settlement. The excerpt does not establish final settlement approval.
What the Court Did Not Decide
The excerpt does not report a merits determination or a final settlement approval ruling.
Significance
Neutral / mixed significance. Characterizations of significance describe how the matter has generally been discussed in tracked public sources; individual holdings are often narrow, procedural, or fact-specific, and this page does not state or imply broader holdings than the sources support.
What This Page Does and Does Not Say
This page reports what our tracked public sources say about this matter — including, where identified, the procedural posture (for example, a ruling on a motion to dismiss is not a final merits decision). It does not report legal conclusions beyond those sources, does not predict outcomes, and does not constitute legal advice.
Technologies at Issue
- Third-party technologies associated with patient portal information disclosure
- Patient portal
- Unspecified third-party technologies
- embedded tracking pixels
Third parties named or identified in tracked sources: Meta.
Statutes Invoked
- Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act
Claims Asserted
- Alleged disclosure of patients' Private Information to third-party technologies without patient consent
- Alleged disclosure of private information to third-party technologies without patient consent
- Alleged disclosure of patients' private information to third-party technologies without patient consent
- Alleged disclosure of personally identifiable and protected health information without patient consent
- Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act
What This Matter May Mean for Website Operators
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Because this matter is pending, anything reported here is procedural — allegations and interim rulings, not final determinations.
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Related Intelligence
Sources
- Columbus Regional Health Pixel Settlement Ends Class Action Over Alleged Disclosure of Patient Data
- Brian Elkins and Annie Elkins v. Bartholomew County Public Hospital d/b/a Columbus Regional Health — Settlement FAQ
- Brian Elkins and Annie Elkins v. Bartholomew County Public Hospital d/b/a Columbus Regional Health — Settlement FAQ
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