Advocate Aurora Settlement Overview
Advocate Aurora Health has agreed to pay $12.25 million to settle consolidated class action claims that the hospital chain invaded patient privacy by using tracking codes on its websites and patient portal. The Almeida Law Group, along with co-counsel, brought this case on behalf of the affected patients and helped negotiate the settlement to hold healthcare systems accountable for how they share patients’ data and allow plaintiffs to receive monetary damages.
Settlement Terms and Next Steps
As per the settlement, Advocate Aurora has since disabled the tracking tools or removed them from its websites, apps, and patient portal. The settlement is subject to the court’s final approval, for which a hearing date still needs to be set. More information can be found here.