Welcome to the Settlement website for Branson v. Concord Hospital Inc. et al.

You May Be Entitled to a Payment From a Class Action Settlement Because You Used Concord Web Properties That Utilized Third-Party Tracking Technology, Including Website Pixels Such as Google Analytics and Geonetric.

A settlement (the “Settlement”) has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Defendants Concord Hospital, Inc., Concord Hospital – Laconia, Concord Hospital – Franklin, and Capital Region Healthcare Corporation (collectively, “Concord” or “Defendants”). The class action lawsuit is called Branson v. Concord Hospital Inc. et al., Case No. 217-2024-CV-00295, pending in the Hillsborough Superior Court, Manchester, New Hampshire (the “Class Action”), and alleges that Concord violated the New Hampshire Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act and the New Hampshire Patient Privacy Law by using third-party tracking technology, including Website Pixels such as Google Analytics and Geonetric, on Concord Web Properties, which Plaintiffs allege may have intercepted Settlement Class Members’ telecommunications and/or disclosed their Protected Health Information. The Court has not decided whether the Plaintiffs or Defendants should win this case. Instead, both sides agreed to the Settlement.

The Settlement creates an $800,000.00 common fund (the “Settlement Fund”) for the benefit of members of the following Settlement Classes: (i) all individuals whose telecommunications were allegedly intercepted by Google and/or Geonetric while using the Concord Web Properties between May 9, 2021, and the date of the Preliminary Approval Order; and (ii) all individuals whose Protected Health Information may have been disclosed to Google, Geonetric, or other online tracking technology while using the Concord Web Properties between May 9, 2021, and the date of the Preliminary Approval Order.

Persons included in the Settlement will be eligible to receive a pro rata portion of the Settlement Fund. To receive a settlement payment, Settlement Class Members must submit a valid Claim Form by the Claims Deadline.