NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Cooper, et al., v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc.
Case No. 1:23-cv-09485-PAE
A Court has authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
IF YOU ARE A MOUNT SINAI MYCHART ACCOUNT HOLDER WHO LOGGED INTO YOUR MYCHART ACCOUNT THROUGH HTTPS://MYCHART.MOUNTSINAI.ORG/ BETWEEN OCTOBER 27, 2020 AND OCTOBER 27, 2023, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A CLAIM PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
This Litigation is titled Cooper, et al., v. Mount Sinai Health System, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-09485-PAE and is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The people that filed the class action lawsuit are called the Plaintiffs or Class Representatives and the company they sued is Mount Sinai Health System, Inc. referred to as the Defendant.
Defendant provides healthcare services in the State of New York. In connection with these services Defendant operates a public website, www.mountsinai.org, or Website, and an Epic MyChart patient portal, https://mychart.mountsinai.org/, or Patient Portal, and collectively with the Website, called the Web Properties. Through the Litigation, the named plaintiffs alleged that their personal health information was collected and shared with Facebook through Mount Sinai’s implementation of the Facebook Pixel and Conversions Application Programming Interface (CAPI) on its Website and Patient Portal. Mount Sinai denies this allegation, including specifically denying that any medical information from either the Patient Portal or the Website was shared with Facebook. Nonetheless, the Parties collectively agreed to resolve their dispute on a class-wide basis.
Who is a Settlement Class Member?
All Mount Sinai MyChart account holders who logged into their MyChart accounts through https://mychart.mountsinai.org/ between October 27, 2020 and October 27, 2023.
The Settlement Class excludes: (a) officers and directors of Defendant, its agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which the Defendant or the Released Persons have a controlling interest; (b) all Settlement Class Members who timely and validly exclude themselves from the Settlement Class; (c) the Judge assigned to evaluate the fairness of this Settlement as well as their immediate family members and staff; and (d) Class Counsel.
Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive the following compensation:
- Claim Payment: Claim Payments to each Settlement Class Member that submits a valid Claim Form;
- Each Claim Payment shall equal the pro rata share of the monies remaining in the Settlement Fund after the payment of settlement class counsels’ attorneys’ fees and expenses, named plaintiff service awards, and settlement and administration costs.
To obtain more information, visit this Settlement Website or call (833) 890-5910.
Please read this Settlement Website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
Summary of Legal Rights | Deadline(s) | |
Submit a Claim Form | The only way to receive a Claim Payment from the Settlement. | Submitted or postmarked on or before October 14, 2025. |
Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Class | Receive no payment from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against Defendant relating to the Litigation. | Mailed and postmarked on or before October 14, 2025. |
Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing | You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the Settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on October 24, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney. | Mailed and postmarked on or before October 14, 2025. |
Do Nothing | You will not receive any Claim Payment from this class action Settlement. If the Settlement becomes Final, you will give up your rights to sue Defendant (or any Related Entities) separately for claims relating to the Litigation or to continue to pursue any such claims you have already filed. | N/A |
- Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this Settlement Website.
- The Court will still have to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Claim Payments to Settlement Class Members will be made only if the Court approves the Settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.