United States District Court Grants Plaintiff Leave to File First Amended Complaint

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has granted Plaintiff Joyce Wehrle leave to file a First Amended Complaint in her putative class action against Defendant McLaren Health Care Corporation. The Court's decision to grant Wehrle's motion follows McLaren's motion to dismiss the original Complaint, which alleged that McLaren disclosed Wehrle's personally identifiable information and protected health information to third-parties without her consent.

Key Takeaways:

• The Court found that Wehrle had failed to plead sufficient facts in support of some of her claims under the Supreme Court's decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009).
• The Court granted Wehrle the opportunity to file a First Amended Complaint to remedy the alleged deficiencies in her allegations.
• Wehrle has been given until September 8, 2025 to file a First Amended Complaint if she intends to do so.
• If Wehrle does not file a First Amended Complaint, she will be required to respond to McLaren's motion to dismiss by September 8, 2025.
• McLaren's currently-pending motion to dismiss will be terminated without prejudice and a renewed dispositive motion may be filed if McLaren believes it is appropriate after reviewing the First Amended Complaint.

Statistics:

• The lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2025 (Case 2:25-cv-11420-MFL-CI).
• The Court granted Wehrle's motion to file a First Amended Complaint on August 11, 2025.
• Wehrle has been given 34 days to file a First Amended Complaint, with a deadline of September 8, 2025.

Sources:

• UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION, JOYCE WEHRLE, Plaintiff, v. McLAREN HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, Defendant, Case No. 25-cv-11420.