Allina Health Pixel Settlement: Approved, Not Yet Paid
At a glance
- Status
- Approved, awaiting payment
- Defendant
- Allina Health System
- Settlement fund
- $12,500,000
- Claim deadline
- September 8, 2026
- No-proof cash option
- Yes — pro rata cash, no proof (notice ID + last name)
- Estimated payout
- pro rata cash, no proof (notice ID + last name)
- Official site
- www.allinapixelsettlement.com
- Court
- Ahlers et al. v. Allina Health System, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- Case number
- 24-CV-3674 (SRN/ECW)
Last verified October 22, 2026
Key dates
| Milestone | Date | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Claim deadline | September 8, 2026(passed) | Last day to file for a payment |
| Opt-out (exclusion) deadline | August 10, 2026(passed) | Last day to leave the settlement and keep the right to sue |
| Objection deadline | August 10, 2026(passed) | Last day to object to the terms |
| Final approval hearing | September 24, 2026(passed) | When the judge decides whether to approve the settlement |
| Expected payout | Not yet scheduled | Payments are not sent until after final approval and any appeals |
Where to file
The only place to file is the official settlement website:
Verify on the official sitewww.allinapixelsettlement.com
Filing is free. No legitimate settlement charges a fee to file a claim.
You cannot file on RecordingLaw.com. We are an independent publisher, not the settlement administrator, and we are not affiliated with any court, agency, or defendant.
If you used Allina Health's patient portal or its non-portal bill-pay or appointment-scheduling pages between September 16, 2018, and May 11, 2026, or you were an Allina Health patient in that period who used none of those, a pixel-tracking privacy settlement may include you. The deadline to file a claim was September 8, 2026, and it has passed. The deadline to exclude yourself from the class or object to the settlement was earlier, August 10, 2026. A final approval hearing is set for September 24, 2026.
What Allina Health is accused of doing
The case is Ahlers et al. v. Allina Health System, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Case No. 24-CV-3674 (SRN/ECW). The lead claim is under the Minnesota Health Records Act, whose disclosure rule (Minn. Stat. § 144.293) generally bars a provider from releasing health records without patient consent or specific legal authorization. The complaint also asserts claims under the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act, plus common-law claims. It is not a hacking case. Nobody alleges that an outside attacker broke into Allina's network or stole files from a server.
Instead, the lawsuit alleges Allina Health used tracking pixels and similar third-party analytics tools on its website, including the patient portal and non-portal bill-pay and appointment-scheduling pages. According to the complaint, those tools may have caused information about what visitors did on those pages to be shared with outside technology companies without adequate disclosure or consent.
Allina Health has not admitted wrongdoing. Settling a class action is a common business decision to resolve claims without the cost and uncertainty of a trial; it is not a court finding that Allina violated any law.
This falls under data privacy law rather than a traditional data breach, because the alleged problem is website tracking technology sharing visitor activity with vendors, not an intrusion by an outside attacker.
Where the case stands as of September 2026
As of September 9, 2026, the settlement has preliminary court approval and the claim window has closed. The deadline to file a claim was September 8, 2026.
The deadline to keep your right to sue Allina Health on your own by excluding yourself, and the deadline to formally object to the deal, were the same day, August 10, 2026. Both passed ahead of the claim deadline, so neither choice is still available.
A final approval hearing is scheduled for September 24, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom 7B, before the federal judge assigned to the case. That hearing date falls after the claim deadline, which is normal for this kind of settlement and does not mean anything has gone wrong. No expected payout date has been set; money is not released to class members until after a judge grants final approval, and that has not happened yet.
Who is covered by the settlement class
The court's preliminary approval order defines a settlement class made up of two groups, both covering September 16, 2018, through May 11, 2026, the date of that order.
Group 1 is people who were patient portal users, non-portal bill-pay users, or non-portal appointment-scheduling users. That covers people who logged into the portal directly as well as people who paid a bill or scheduled an appointment through Allina's website without ever creating a portal account. The parties estimated Group 1 at about 1,585,092 people.
Group 2 is Allina Health patients who were not portal, bill-pay, or scheduling users, which the order describes as "non-portal/non-bill pay/non-scheduling patients." The parties estimated Group 2 at about 946,231 people. If you were an Allina Health patient in that period but never used the portal, bill-pay, or scheduling pages, you may still be in the class.
If Allina Health already mailed or emailed you a notice referencing this settlement, that means its own records identify you as a class member. If you think you should be included but never received a notice, do not assume you are excluded; call the settlement information line to check before the deadline.
How much you can realistically expect
Do not expect a large check. The settlement fund totals $12.5 million, which court filings split into two separate funds: a Group 1 fund of $10,303,098 and a Group 2 fund of $2,196,902. Payment to class members is a pro rata cash share of their own group's fund, meaning each fund is divided among the members of that group who file a valid claim rather than paid as a fixed amount per person.
No specific per-claim dollar figure has been published in the materials RecordingLaw.com could verify. That is normal for a pro-rata settlement: the actual payment cannot be calculated until the claims window closes and the number of valid claims is known. The more people who file, the smaller each individual share tends to be, so a modest payment is the realistic expectation, not a windfall.
What proof you need to file
None was required. The settlement used a no-proof claims process built around a Notice ID and a last name; claimants did not need receipts, medical records, billing statements, or any other documentation of harm to be eligible for a payment. That is a lower bar than settlements built around proving a specific financial loss, and it reflects that this case is about alleged unauthorized data sharing rather than a loss a claimant would need to itemize.
How to file, and what opting out or objecting actually means
Claims were filed only at the official settlement website, allinapixelsettlement.com, using a Notice ID and last name, and that window closed September 8, 2026. If you filed and want to check where your claim stands, the settlement's information line, 1-800-956-7192, and the official site are the places to ask. RecordingLaw.com is an independent legal-information publisher; we are not the settlement administrator, Allina Health, or the court, and we cannot accept or process a claim here.
Opting out and objecting were two different choices, and both closed on August 10, 2026. Opting out meant asking to be excluded entirely: the person kept the right to sue Allina Health on their own later but gave up any payment from this fund. Objecting meant staying in the class while telling the court, in writing, why the deal was unfair; an objector could still collect a payment as long as they also filed a valid claim.
Because this case involves a health system's website, be cautious of anyone who contacts you claiming they need your Social Security number, medical information, or bank login to process a claim. The real process does not ask for anything beyond a Notice ID and last name.
If you missed the notice or aren't sure you were included
The September 8, 2026 deadline has passed, so if you never filed, or you are unsure whether you were part of the class, check the official settlement website directly rather than relying on search results, since unofficial or outdated pages can surface too. As general practice, a free credit freeze at all three credit bureaus and routinely reviewing your account statements are reasonable habits regardless of whether you turn out to be part of this settlement. For the fuller landscape of open settlements like this one, see RecordingLaw's data breach and privacy settlement tracker.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Allina Health System Pixel Tracking Settlement?
It resolves Ahlers et al. v. Allina Health System, a lawsuit alleging Allina's website used tracking pixels and similar tools that may have shared visitor activity from its patient portal and other pages with outside technology companies. As of September 9, 2026, Allina Health has not admitted wrongdoing, and the settlement is not a court finding that it broke the law.
Is the Allina Health settlement about a data breach?
No. Unlike a hacking incident, this case alleges that website tracking technology shared visitor activity with third-party vendors, not that an outside attacker broke into Allina Health's systems, so there is no allegation that files were stolen from a server.
Who is eligible for the Allina Health pixel tracking settlement?
The class has two groups, both covering September 16, 2018, to May 11, 2026. Group 1 is people who used Allina Health's patient portal or its non-portal bill-pay or appointment-scheduling pages. Group 2 is Allina Health patients who used none of those. The claim deadline of September 8, 2026 has passed for both groups.
How much will I get from the Allina Health settlement?
Payment is a pro rata cash share of your group's portion of the $12.5 million fund (about $10.3 million for Group 1 and about $2.2 million for Group 2), so the exact amount cannot be known until the claims deadline passes and the court sees how many valid claims were filed. Most class members should expect a modest payment, not a large one, since the fund is split among everyone who files.
Do I need proof to file a claim in the Allina Health settlement?
No. It was a no-proof claims process; claimants needed only the Notice ID from the settlement notice and a last name. The window closed September 8, 2026, so no new claims can be submitted.
What is the deadline to opt out of or object to the Allina Health settlement?
Both the opt-out deadline and the objection deadline were August 10, 2026. Both have passed, as has the September 8, 2026 claim deadline.
What happens if I do not file a claim in the Allina Health settlement?
Class members who did not exclude themselves and did not file a claim by September 8, 2026 remain in the settlement class, give up the right to sue Allina Health over the pixel-tracking allegations, and receive no payment, because only people who filed a valid claim get paid.
When is the final approval hearing for the Allina Health settlement?
The court is scheduled to consider final approval on September 24, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 7B, though the date could be postponed without further notice.
Where do I file a claim in the Allina Health settlement?
Claims could only be filed through the official settlement website, allinapixelsettlement.com, and that window closed September 8, 2026. RecordingLaw.com is an independent publisher, not the settlement administrator, and cannot accept or process claims.
How to tell a settlement notice is real
Check the case name, case number, and court against the official settlement site. Go to that site directly instead of clicking a link in an email or text. Nobody legitimate will call, text, or email out of the blue asking for your Social Security number, bank account, or card details, and nobody will charge you to file. Report anyone who does at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
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Updates
Corrected the settlement class description to include Group 2 (Allina Health patients who did not use the portal, bill-pay, or scheduling pages) and its separate $2,196,902 fund, and named the Minnesota Health Records Act as the lead claim.
Updated settlement status and dates: Title advertised a passed deadline ("Claims Due Sept 8, 2026") now now says the claim window is closed
The Law Behind This Article
This article rests on the statutory provisions below, held in our own legal record and retrieved from the official source. Tap a section to read the operative text.
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 144: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
§ 144.293RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH RECORDSIn forcecited in 2 of our articles
Subdivision 1. Release or disclosure of health records. Health records can be released or disclosed as specified in subdivisions 2 to 9 and sections 144.294 and 144.295. Subd. 2. Patient consent to release of records. A provider, or a person who receives health records from a provider, may not release a patient's health records to a person without: (1) a signed and dated consent from the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative authorizing the release; (2) specific authorization in Minnesota law; or (3) a representation from a provider that holds a signed and dated consent from the patient authorizing the release. Subd. 3. Release from one provider to another. A patient's health record, including, but not limited to, laboratory reports, x-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition, or the pertinent portion of the record relating to a specific condition, or a summary of the record, shall promptly be furnished to another provider upon the written request of the patient. The written request shall specify the name of the provider to whom the health record is to be furnished.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-09-14 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mn.gov
Cited in 13 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Jerry Expose, Jr. v. Thad Wilderson & Associates, P. A., Nina Mattson (Court of Appeals of Minnesota 2015, 863 N.W.2d 95)“…nt’s health- related records by health-care providers. See Minn. Stat. § 144.293, subd. 1 (2014). At the crux of the st…”
- William Findling v. Group Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a Health Partners and Regions Hospital, ... (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2023)“…nfair practices in trade, business, or 5 See, e.g., Minn. Stat. § 144.293 (2022) (release and disclosure of healt…”
- Kelly Schneider, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Children's Health ... (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2023)“…horization in law” under the Minnesota Health Records Act, Minn. Stat. § 144.293, subd. 2(2) (2022). Affirmed.…”
Identified automatically from the court opinions citing this section — not a ranking of which case controls.
Also relied on in: Minnesota Data Privacy Laws: Consumer Rights Guide (2026)
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Sources and References
- HHS Office for Civil Rights, Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates(hhs.gov).gov
- FTC and HHS Warn Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers About Privacy and Security Risks From Online Tracking Technologies(ftc.gov).gov
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, official court website(mnd.uscourts.gov).gov
- Ahlers et al. v. Allina Health System Settlement, official site(allinapixelsettlement.com)
- Allina Health Pixel Tracking Settlement, Important Dates (official)(allinapixelsettlement.com)
- Minnesota Statutes § 144.293, Release or disclosure of health records (Minnesota Health Records Act)(revisor.mn.gov)
- Ahlers v. Allina Health System, No. 24-cv-3674 (D. Minn.), Order Granting Preliminary Approval (Dkt. 58)(courtlistener.com)