Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pays $600K to Settle Meta Pixel Lawsuit
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in California has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve all claims in class action litigation over its use of Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies on its public website. According to the lawsuit, the tracking tools resulted in an impermissible disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties such as Meta (Facebook).
The lawsuit – Warren v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center – was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, and alleged the use of these tools violated wiretapping and other statutes. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center denies all material allegations in the lawsuit and maintains there was no wrongdoing or liability; however, the decision was made to settle the litigation to avoid the costs and risks associated with a trial and related appeals.
Following extensive arm’s-length negotiations, a settlement in principle was reached, and the full terms of the settlement have now been finalized and approved by the court. Under the terms of the settlement, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center has agreed to establish a $600,000 settlement fund to cover attorneys’ fees, administrative expenses, service awards, and benefits to the class members.
After all fees and expenses have been deducted from the settlement fund, the remainder will be paid to class members as a pro rata cash payment. Class members are California residents who visited the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center website and logged into the patient portal between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022.
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The deadline for objection to and exclusion from the settlement is December 9, 2025, and the final fairness hearing has been scheduled for January 5, 2026. Class members will be contacted directly about the settlement and may choose how they receive their cash payment (check, PayPal, Venmo, etc.), or may do so via the settlement website: https://pvhmcsettlement.com/
