Cedars-Sinai MyChart Lawsuit: The Meta Pixel Case Is in State Court
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The Cedars-Sinai lawsuit people search for is a tracking case, not a hack. Patients allege that the hospital’s website, app and My CS-Link patient portal (Cedars-Sinai’s name for Epic’s MyChart) passed what they did there to Meta, Google and Microsoft Bing. Three proposed class actions were filed in Los Angeles, and a federal appeals court sent them back to state court in July 2024. As of October 8, 2026 we found no Cedars-Sinai settlement, no fund and no claim form.
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What the Lawsuits Say Happened
The first complaint, John Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, says Cedars-Sinai runs a website and app through which it communicates with more than one million patients. Patients used it to research symptoms, find doctors and book appointments, and the plaintiff says he also used the My CS-Link portal.
The lawsuit alleges that tracking code on those pages sent parts of these communications to Facebook/Meta, Google, Microsoft Bing and other marketing platforms without consent. The Ninth Circuit describes the code as the “Meta Pixel” and says it was built into both the website and the portal. The complaint calls it “real time wiretaps on patients’ communications.” The plaintiff says he noticed more health-related ads on Facebook after visiting the website.
The claims are under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (Penal Code §§ 630, 631 and 632), the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civil Code § 56) and the Unfair Competition Law (§ 17200), plus intrusion upon seclusion, negligence and contract claims. Cedars-Sinai has not admitted any of this, and no court has ruled on the merits.
Case Details
The Doe case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 30, 2022 as No. 22STCV41085. At filing it was assigned to the Spring Street Courthouse, Judicial Officer Maren Nelson. Two more suits followed: Browne v. Cedars-Sinai Health System and Beltran v. Cedars-Sinai Health System.
Cedars-Sinai moved all three to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Doe became No. 2:23-cv-00870 on February 3, 2023; Browne was No. 2:23-cv-01551 and Beltran No. 2:23-cv-02626). Its argument was that building its patient portal under federal electronic-records incentive programs made it a “federal officer.” Judge Dale S. Fischer disagreed and remanded the cases to Los Angeles County Superior Court.
On July 5, 2024, in Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System, Nos. 23-55466, 23-55474 and 23-55557, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed those remand orders. The opinion is on the court’s website.
Status: Back in State Court, No Settlement Found
Other Cedars-Sinai cases, briefly: the only Cedars-Sinai class action settlement we found in 2026 is about employees’ retirement savings, not patient data. In Arevalo v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, No. 5:23-cv-01124 (C.D. Cal.), workers alleged high fees and weak funds in the hospital’s $2 billion retirement plan. Judge Josephine L. Staton granted final approval of a $2.97 million settlement in a February 6, 2026 order. It covers about 25,000 people, and fees were cut to $860,000 from a requested $990,000. That deal does not involve patients.
We found no Cedars-Sinai data breach lawsuit over a ransomware attack or a hack. The only reported breach we found was a stolen employee laptop: the incident happened on June 23, 2014 and the California Attorney General reported it on August 22, 2014. We found no lawsuit tied to it. Separate individual suits, including abuse claims involving a former doctor, are personal-injury cases and not class actions over data.
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Who Is in the Proposed Classes
The complaints seek classes of patients who used the Cedars-Sinai website, app or My CS-Link portal while the tracking code was present. Because the claims are under California law and the plaintiffs pleaded that more than two-thirds of the class are California citizens, the cases are framed around Cedars-Sinai’s California patients. No class has been certified that we could find, so nobody is formally a class member yet.
You do not sign up for a pending Cedars-Sinai class action lawsuit. If there is ever a settlement, a court-approved notice will say who qualifies and how to claim. Our form on this page asks whether you used the website or My CS-Link, what you did there (searched a condition, booked an appointment, read results), and when you last used it. Those are the facts these settlements usually turn on, so note them now. Here is how MyChart claim forms work where a settlement exists.
What a Case Like This Pays
Cedars-Sinai Tracking Case Timeline
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December 30, 2022 — First Suit Filed in Los Angeles
John Doe sues Cedars-Sinai Health System and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Superior Court, No. 22STCV41085, over tracking code on the website and portal.
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February 3, 2023 — Moved to Federal Court
Cedars-Sinai removes the case to the Central District of California as No. 2:23-cv-00870. The Browne and Beltran suits follow the same path.
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2023 — Judge Fischer Sends the Cases Back
Judge Dale S. Fischer rules that Cedars-Sinai was not acting under a federal officer when it built its patient portal, and remands the cases to state court. Cedars-Sinai appeals.
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April 10, 2024 — Ninth Circuit Argument
The three appeals, Nos. 23-55466, 23-55474 and 23-55557, are argued in Pasadena.
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July 5, 2024 — Remand Affirmed
The Ninth Circuit holds the cases belong in California state court. Federal health-IT incentive rules did not make Cedars-Sinai a federal officer.
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October 2026 — No Settlement Found
As of October 8, 2026 we found no settlement, fund, claim form or deadline in the Cedars-Sinai tracking cases.
Three Things to Watch For
A well-known hospital, a pending case and no claim form is the gap imposters fill:
“Cedars-Sinai settlement” claim pages
As of October 8, 2026 there is no Cedars-Sinai settlement for patient tracking. A site asking for your Social Security number or My CS-Link password to “secure your share” is collecting data, not filing a claim.
The $2.97 million deal used as bait
The real 2026 settlement covers employees’ retirement plan accounts, not patients. Messages telling patients they are owed money from it are wrong.
Viral “MyChart payout” posts
Posts promising every MyChart user a fixed check mix up different hospitals’ settlements. We checked one such claim in our MyChart rumor check. A real notice names the case and the court.
Cedars-Sinai Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Is there a Cedars-Sinai MyChart lawsuit?
Yes. The Cedars-Sinai MyChart lawsuit is the set of three proposed class actions, led by Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System (Los Angeles Superior Court No. 22STCV41085). They allege that tracking code on the website, app and My CS-Link portal shared patient activity with Meta, Google and Microsoft Bing.
Is My CS-Link the same as MyChart?
My CS-Link is Cedars-Sinai’s name for its Epic patient portal, the system other hospitals call MyChart. The Ninth Circuit opinion says the Meta Pixel was built into both the website and the portal.
Is there a Cedars-Sinai settlement I can claim from?
Not for patient tracking. As of October 8, 2026 we found no settlement, no fund, no administrator, no claim form and no deadline. If the case settles, a court-approved notice will explain how to claim.
Was there a Cedars-Sinai data breach?
Not a hack. The lawsuits concern data allegedly shared through tracking code. The only reported breach we found is a stolen employee laptop: the incident happened on June 23, 2014 and the California Attorney General reported it on August 22, 2014. We found no lawsuit over it.
Why did the federal court send the case back?
Cedars-Sinai argued that building its portal under federal electronic-records incentive programs meant it acted for the federal government. Judge Fischer and then the Ninth Circuit, on July 5, 2024, rejected that argument, so the cases belong in California state court.
What is the $2.97 million Cedars-Sinai class action?
It is Arevalo v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, No. 5:23-cv-01124, a federal case about employees’ retirement plan fees. It received final approval in a February 6, 2026 order, covers about 25,000 people, and has nothing to do with patient data.
Do I have to do anything to be included?
No. No class has been certified that we could find. If a class is certified or a settlement is reached, members are notified and told what to do. Note when you used the website or My CS-Link and what you did there.
What is worth doing right now?
Check the privacy settings on your Facebook and Google accounts, and clear ad-tracking data tied to health searches. Save any official notice that names the case and the court. Do not pay anyone to “register” you.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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