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Washington Supreme Court affirms dismissal of Meta Pixel privacy claims against Seattle Children's Hospital
The Washington Supreme Court affirmed dismissal with prejudice of a proposed class action alleging that Seattle Children's Hospital violated the Washington Privacy Act by using Meta Pixel on its public website. The plaintiffs alleged that searches and clicks were sent to Meta and used for targeted advertising. The court held that interactions between one person and an automated corporate system are not communications between two or more individuals under the provision at issue.
Status matters. This page records a sourced development, not a completed No Halo investigation. An allegation is not a finding. Dismissals, settlements, judgments, corrections and final outcomes remain distinct.
Donor relevance
Why this matters
This is a final state supreme court outcome in litigation over a children's hospital's use of website tracking technology. It narrows liability under the specific Washington statute while leaving broader privacy and data-governance questions outside the ruling.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The tracking and advertising claims were made by the plaintiffs. The statutory interpretation and dismissal were decisions of the Washington Supreme Court.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not independently tested the hospital's website, established what data was transmitted, or determined compliance under other privacy, consumer-protection or health-information laws. The court did not find that no tracking or data sharing occurred.
Right of reply
Organization response
The hospital argued that activity on its public website was not a private communication covered by the Washington Privacy Act. No separate public statement from the hospital was located in the consulted opinion.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Dismissal. Current state: Dismissed. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 8, 2026 · Last verified October 12, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.