Lehigh Valley Health Network Lawsuit: The $65 Million Breach Settlement, and No Tracking Case
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If you are searching for a Lehigh Valley Health Network lawsuit, the case in the news is the $65 million settlement over the 2023 BlackCat ransomware attack, in which nude photos of cancer patients were posted online. A Pennsylvania judge approved it in November 2024 and checks went out automatically in 2025. As of October 8, 2026, we found no Lehigh Valley Health Network MyChart lawsuit — no case over Meta Pixel or other tracking on its website or its MyLVHN portal.
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What the Data Breach Lawsuit Said Happened
LVHN detected a ransomware attack on February 6, 2023. Per LVHN and press reports, it hit the network supporting one physician practice in Lackawanna County, Lehigh Valley Physician Group–Delta Medix, including a system that stored patient images for radiation oncology. The criminal group BlackCat demanded a ransom. LVHN refused, announced the breach on February 22, 2023, and the group then published records and photos.
The Lehigh Valley Health Network class action lawsuit was filed on March 13, 2023. It alleged negligence, breach of contract and invasion of privacy. It also alleged that patients did not know the photos were part of their medical files, and that LVHN put its own interests ahead of patients when it let the images be posted. LVHN denied any wrongdoing and maintained that the class had no viable claim.
Case Details
J. Doe v. Lehigh Valley Health Network, No. 23-CV-1149, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania. This is a state case, not a federal one. After the Lackawanna County bench recused itself, Senior Judge Thomas A. James of the Columbia/Montour Court of Common Pleas presided. Plaintiffs’ firm Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky served as interim lead class counsel.
Separate matter: in February 2024, families filed a class action in Philadelphia County Court alleging that LVHN doctors falsely accused 12 families of child abuse. That case is about child-abuse accusations, not patient data, and is separate from the breach settlement.
Status: Settlement Approved and Paid; No Tracking Case
Website and MyLVHN tracking: no case found. As of October 8, 2026, we found no Lehigh Valley Health Network class action over Meta Pixel, Google Analytics or similar tools on lvhn.org or in the MyLVHN portal. That means no settlement, no fund, no administrator, no claim form and no deadline. If that changes, we will update this page.
Who Was Covered, and Who Was Not
The breach class covered about 134,000 patients and employees whose data was taken in the 2023 attack. Each person received a mailed notice and a unique ID for checking their relief tier. You did not need to file anything to be paid. If you never got a notice, you were most likely not in the class. The breach was limited to the network of one Lackawanna County practice, not all of LVHN.
Worried about tracking instead? No tracking case means no class exists to join. If you used lvhn.org or MyLVHN to book appointments, look up conditions or message doctors, note which one you used, what you did there and roughly when you last did it. Our MyChart claim form asks those three questions so you can be matched if a case is ever filed. It does not file a claim with any court.
What the $65 Million Paid
Tier 1 — $7.15 million for all class members, up to $50 each.
Tier 2 — $1.3 million where sensitive diagnosis or employment data was posted on the dark web, up to $1,000 each.
Tier 3 — $4.55 million where non-nude images were posted, up to $7,500 each.
Tier 4 — $52 million (80% of the fund) where nude images were posted, about $70,000 to $80,000 each.
Class members could also claim documented out-of-pocket losses up to $5,000. Plaintiffs’ lawyers were to receive about one-third, roughly $21.5 million. For the tracking question there is no settlement, no fund and no claim form. To see what other tracking cases have paid, try our MyChart settlement calculator; for breaches, the data breach settlement calculator.
Lehigh Valley Health Network Data Breach Timeline
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February 6, 2023 — Ransomware Detected
LVHN finds BlackCat ransomware on the network supporting a Lackawanna County physician practice. It refuses to pay and announces the breach on February 22.
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March 13, 2023 — Class Action Filed
J. Doe v. Lehigh Valley Health Network, No. 23-CV-1149, is filed in Lackawanna County. It alleges negligence, breach of contract and invasion of privacy.
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August 2024 — LVHN Joins Jefferson
LVHN completes its combination with Jefferson Health, creating a system of 32 hospitals and more than 700 care sites.
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September 12, 2024 — $65 Million Settlement
The settlement is announced, with four relief tiers and payment without a claim form. LVHN denies wrongdoing.
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November 15, 2024 — Final Approval
Senior Judge Thomas A. James grants final approval after the opt-out (October 21) and claim (November 3) deadlines.
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2025 — Checks Mailed
Settlement checks go out automatically. As of October 2026, we found no tracking or MyLVHN case against LVHN.
Three Things to Watch For
An approved settlement, a famous breach and a portal with no case are three easy openings for scammers:
“Claim your LVHN settlement” sites
The $65 million settlement paid automatically, and every deadline passed in 2024. A site asking for your Social Security number or a fee to “file” an LVHN claim now is not connected to the case.
Messages about your leaked images
Because photos from this breach were published, be wary of anyone who contacts you claiming to hold your images or offering to have them removed for money. Do not pay. Report it to the FBI at ic3.gov and to LVHN.
“Join the MyLVHN tracking lawsuit” ads
As of October 8, 2026 there is no such case that we could find. An ad offering to sign you up is a lawyer looking for clients. Read any retainer before you sign it, and know it is not a claim.
Lehigh Valley Health Network Lawsuit — Common Questions
Is there a Lehigh Valley Health Network lawsuit right now?
The best-known case is J. Doe v. Lehigh Valley Health Network, No. 23-CV-1149, over the 2023 ransomware breach. It ended in a $65 million settlement that received final approval on November 15, 2024. A separate Philadelphia County class action from February 2024 involves child-abuse accusations, not data.
Is there a Lehigh Valley Health Network MyChart lawsuit over tracking?
Not that we could find as of October 8, 2026. We found no suit over Meta Pixel, Google Analytics or similar tools on lvhn.org or MyLVHN, so there is nothing to claim.
Does LVHN use MyChart?
Yes, under its own name. The portal is MyLVHN, built on Epic, the company behind MyChart. Greater Hazleton patients have a separate MyLVHN Hazleton portal. Help line: 1-844-469-5846.
Can I still file a claim in the data breach settlement?
No. The opt-out deadline was October 21, 2024 and the out-of-pocket claim deadline was November 3, 2024. Class members were paid automatically by check in 2025.
I got a check from the LVHN data breach settlement. Is it real?
Checks tied to this settlement are real, and local news warned people not to throw them away as junk mail. If something feels off, compare the sender with your original notice and your unique ID, and never pay a fee to cash a settlement check.
How much did people get?
It depended on the tier: up to $50 for everyone in the class, up to $1,000 if diagnosis or employment data was posted, up to $7,500 for non-nude images, and about $70,000 to $80,000 where nude images were posted.
Does the Jefferson Health merger change anything?
LVHN completed its combination with Jefferson Health in August 2024. The breach settlement was LVHN’s own case. For cases naming Jefferson, see our Jefferson Health page.
What can I do now if I used lvhn.org or MyLVHN?
Keep any LVHN notice letters. Check your Facebook “off-Facebook activity” and ad settings, and turn off what you do not want shared. Write down whether you used the website or MyLVHN, what you did and when you last did it. That is what any future tracking case would ask.
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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