A federal class-action lawsuit filed against Jefferson Health for allowing Facebook’s third-party tracking technology, Meta Pixel, access to private patient information has been dismissed, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Patients accused the health system of enabling Facebook to track confidential health information and match it to social media profiles.

The lawsuit was initially filed in November 2023 after Robert Stewart, who filed the suit with his wife, Nancy, used the hospital’s online patient portal to discuss ways to manage his diabetes with his doctors and then noticed that his Facebook feed was flooded with ads for Ozempic and other medications.

A judge wrote that the plaintiffs had “ample opportunity to identify any defects or issues” over the last two years and “have not identified any discovery or new evidence to justify such delay, nor have they explained how counsel’s due diligence did not determine the limitations of Plaintiffs’ claims”.

The full decision is below:

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