In Re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE META PIXEL HEALTHCARE Case No. 22-cv-03580-WHO (VKD)
LITIGATION
This Document Relates To:
ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE
All Actions "WEB-PROPERTY" Re: Dkt. No. 222
12 Plaintiffs and defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute regarding the scope of plaintiffs’ discovery relating to healthcare providers’ use of Meta tracking tools. Dkt. No. 222. The Court held a hearing on this matter on May 23, 2023. Dkt. Nos. 255, 262 (hearing transcript). As explained below, “Web-Property” should be understood to mean healthcare providers’ websites and web pages; it does not include “applications.” I. BACKGROUND In this putative class action, plaintiffs allege that Meta improperly acquires their confidential health information in violation of state and federal law and in contravention of Meta’s own policies regarding use and collection of Facebook users’ data, principally by means of a…