Welcome to the BJC HealthCare Privacy Settlement Website
Payments to Class Members who submitted valid claims were issued on January 16, 2026.
For more information about this Settlement, please review the content of this website.
If you used BJC’s MyChart patient portal between June 2017 and August 2022, you may be entitled to a cash payment from a Settlement.
A $5.5 million settlement (which may increase up to $9.25 million) has been reached in a class action lawsuit against BJC Health System d/b/a BJC HealthCare (“Defendant” or “BJC”) arising out of the disclosure of personally identifiable information and protected health information of patients who used the BJC MyChart patient portal between June 2017 and August 2022.
Plaintiffs allege Defendant maintained web properties at www.bjc.org and www.barnesjewish.org for its patients to communicate with BJC, including but not limited to exchanging communications about bill payment, doctor’s services, treatments, conditions, appointments, and access to an online MyChart patient portal. Plaintiffs contend that through these web properties, Defendant caused the unauthorized transmission of personally identifiable patient data and redirection of the communications to be sent to Facebook, Google, SiteScout, Invoca, and the TradeDesk without patient knowledge, consent, authorization, or affirmative action.
The Settlement Class includes: all individuals who, between June 2017 and August 2022, used BJC’s MyChart patient portal. Excluded from the Settlement Class are BJC and its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, officers, and directors, as well as the judge(s) presiding over this matter and the clerks of said judge(s).
| Your Legal Rights & Options | Deadline | |
|---|---|---|
| Submit a Claim Form | The only way to get a cash payment is to submit a timely and valid Claim Form. | The deadline to submit a claim was October 8, 2025 |
| Exclude Yourself | Get no cash payment. Keep your right to file your own lawsuit against the Released Persons about the legal claims released by the Settlement. | The deadline to exclude yourself was September 8, 2025 |
| Object to the Settlement | Stay in the Settlement but tell the Court why you do not agree with the Settlement. You will still be bound by the Settlement if the Court approves it. | The deadline to object was September 8, 2025 |
| Do Nothing | Get no cash payment. Give up your legal rights. | |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this website.
The Court must decide whether to approve the Settlement, Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses, and service award. Cash payments will not be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement.