In re: Novant Health, Inc.

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

Docket / citation: 1:22-cv-00697

Summary

The agreement concerns consolidated federal class litigation alleging privacy-related claims arising from Novant Health’s use of an Internet tracking pixel and potential disclosure of personal or health-related information. The parties reached an agreement before a ruling on the motion to dismiss, but settlement and dismissal remain subject to court approval in this excerpt; Novant denies wrongdoing and liability.

Litigation Status

Status, direction, and weight describe how tracked public sources characterize this matter as of our last review — they are informational classifications, not legal assessments.

Procedural Posture

Consolidated class litigation with a fully briefed motion to dismiss. The parties reached a settlement agreement through mediation before a ruling on that motion, with settlement and dismissal subject to court approval.

What the Court Did Not Decide

The excerpt describes an agreement reached before the court ruled on the motion to dismiss; it does not establish settlement approval or a merits determination.

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

• Internet tracking pixel

Statutes Invoked

No specific statutes have been identified in tracked sources for this matter.

Claims Asserted

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

• Alleged invasion of privacy
• Unspecified common-law and statutory claims arising from tracking-tool use and potential disclosure of personal or health-related information

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.

Because this matter is pending, anything reported here is procedural — allegations and interim rulings, not final determinations.

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

• Settlement agreement involving tracking tools and pixel disclosure — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina · Tier A (Primary authority)

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