The Solv Health lawsuit is a federal false-advertising case brought in December 2024 by twenty-one urgent care operators in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, who accuse the digital health platform of misrepresenting their clinics and steering patients toward Solv’s paying partners. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and is scheduled for a settlement conference on August 6, 2026.1PacerMonitor. Excel Urgent Care of Astoria PLLC of NY et al v. Solv Health Inc
Who Is Suing Solv Health
The case is Excel Urgent Care of Astoria PLLC et al. v. Solv Health, Inc., filed December 12, 2024, and docketed as 7:24-cv-09510 before Judge Philip M. Halpern. Twenty-one urgent care providers are named as plaintiffs, led by Excel Urgent Care of Astoria PLLC and including multiple Excel Urgent Care locations, several New Jersey clinics operating as The Doctors Office, Metro Urgent Medical Care sites in Queens and Brooklyn, and other independent practices. The plaintiffs are represented by Catania, Mahon & Rider, PLLC. Solv Health is represented by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.1PacerMonitor. Excel Urgent Care of Astoria PLLC of NY et al v. Solv Health Inc
What the Clinics Allege
The complaint groups the alleged misconduct into three categories. The clinics say Solv’s platform falsely told patients that their urgent care centers did not offer online scheduling, when they did. They say Solv steered patients away from them and toward Solv’s paying partner clinics by suggesting the partners offered faster or more convenient care. And they say Solv’s directory listings created a false impression that the clinics were affiliated with or endorsed by Solv, which they deny.2JUCM. Urgent Care Operators Sue Digital Health Platform
The legal theories combine federal false-advertising law with state consumer-protection and unfair-competition statutes. The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages, corrective advertising, and injunctive relief to stop the alleged misrepresentations.2JUCM. Urgent Care Operators Sue Digital Health Platform
Why the Business Model Is Part of the Dispute
Solv Health runs an online directory and booking system for urgent care and primary care clinics, letting patients search by location, see same-day availability, and book appointments.3Forbes. Solv Health Urgent Care Solv Pay It also sells scheduling, check-in, messaging, telemedicine, and payment software to clinics that subscribe.4Solv Health. For Providers That creates the tension the lawsuit targets: Solv earns revenue from paying clinics while also listing non-paying clinics in the same directory, and how the platform presents those two groups side by side is what the plaintiffs are challenging.
Where the Case Stands
Oral arguments were held on March 24, 2026, and the transcript was filed on May 15, 2026. A video settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause is set for August 6, 2026. The plaintiffs must submit at least one concrete settlement demand by July 24, 2026, and Solv must respond with at least one concrete offer by July 31, 2026. Confidential letters summarizing each side’s settlement position are due by August 4, 2026.1PacerMonitor. Excel Urgent Care of Astoria PLLC of NY et al v. Solv Health Inc Whether the parties resolve the case in August or push on through further litigation is still open.
A Separate Matter: The UC San Diego Health Data Incident
The urgent care lawsuit is not the only controversy attached to Solv’s name, and the two should not be confused. In 2022, Solv was the technology vendor running scheduling websites for UC San Diego Health’s Express Care and Urgent Care clinics. Between September 13 and December 22, 2022, Solv placed unauthorized analytics and pixel tracking tools on those pages, which captured patient information and transmitted it to third-party service providers without the health system’s knowledge or approval.5UC San Diego Today. UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue
The exposed data included patients’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, IP addresses, third-party cookies, reasons for visit, and insurance type. Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card details were not involved, and the health system’s electronic health records were not affected. About 23,000 people who used the scheduling sites for six UC San Diego Health clinic locations were affected.6HIPAA Journal. UC San Diego Health Analytics Code Data Breach UC San Diego Health discovered the tracking code in December 2022, directed Solv to remove it, reported the incident to federal and California regulators, began notifying patients on March 20, 2023, and later moved to a different scheduling vendor.5UC San Diego Today. UC San Diego Health Notifies Patients of Vendor Data Collection Issue No formal enforcement action by HHS or a state attorney general against Solv in connection with the incident has been publicly reported.