Brian Elkins and Annie Elkins v. Southeastern Indiana Health Management Inc. d/b/a Columbus Regional Health

Published by Crandall Consulting · Informational litigation intelligence · Last substantive update: October 13, 2026

Docket / citation: 1:23-cv-01117-JRS-TAB

Summary

Brian and Annie Elkins brought a putative class lawsuit alleging that a tracking pixel in Columbus Regional Health's patient portal shared health data without consent. The hospital removed the case from state court, and the excerpt discusses plaintiffs' motion to remand and questions the hospital's federal officer removal theory; it does not include the ultimate ruling.

Litigation Status

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Procedural Posture

The hospital removed the lawsuit from state court on federal officer and federal question grounds. Plaintiffs moved to remand; the excerpt contains discussion of federal officer removal but omits the ultimate disposition.

Significance

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What This Page Does and Does Not Say

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Technologies at Issue

• website-tracking pixel
• online patient portal

Statutes Invoked

• 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 1331

Claims Asserted

Claims identified in tracked public sources; pleadings may include additional or amended claims.

• Data privacy allegations concerning sharing health data without consent

What This Matter May Mean for Website Operators

For operators using similar technologies, the recurring factual questions in matters like this one are whether advertising pixels transmit page URLs or hashed form data before a consent choice. Our scanner tests these behaviors empirically.

Detection of a similar technology on a website is an informational risk indicator, not a legal conclusion, and nothing in this section is legal advice.

Related Intelligence

Sources

• Elkins v. Southeastern Indiana Health Management Inc. d/b/a Columbus Regional Health — Order on Motion to Remand — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, via GovInfo · Tier A (Primary authority)

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