Scott+Scott, along with three other law firms as co-counsel, this week filed a data privacy class action lawsuit against Blue Shield of California on behalf of current and former members whose communications, medical information, financial details, and other personal information were improperly disclosed.
The complaint alleges that Blue Shield shared the health information of current and former members with unauthorized third parties through invisible online surveillance and tracking technologies embedded on its website.
The health insurance provider recently admitted in April 2025 that it had disclosed its members’ Health Information to Google between 2021 and 2024. However, the complaint alleges that these unauthorized data transmissions began as early as 2017 and involved multiple companies beyond Google. As detailed in the complaint:
“Blue Shield consciously and deliberately violated members’ rights to privacy, including laws which preclude unauthorized third parties from intercepting the contents of communications without the consent of all parties and/or for a criminal or tortious purpose such as distributing protected Health Information in violation of HIPAA’s statutory requirements.”
As of January 2024, Blue Shield represented nearly 6 million members and over 7,500 employees.
The Scott+Scott team representing the plaintiffs includes Consumer Practice Group Chair Joseph P. Guglielmo, and attorneys Anja Rusi and Ethan Binder. The lawsuit is: John Doe I and Jane Doe I v. California Physicians’ Service (No. 3:25-cv-03925 N.D. Cal.), and was filed with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Berstein, LLP, Kiesel Law LLP, and Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC as Co-Counsel.