LifeBridge® Health Data Breach
Updated: December 5, 2022
Status: Awaiting Approval
Claim Form Deadline: February 01, 2023 (passed)
Estimated Payout: Varies
Proof required: No
Method of payment: Mailed Check
What is the LifeBridge Health Class Action?
A $9.5 Million Class Action Settlement has been agreed upon with LifeBridge Health. The settlement was agreed upon after a class action lawsuit against LifeBridge that aimed to remedy consequences of a data breach that exposed the sensitive personally identifiable information of over 530,000 people.
In May 2018, LifeBridge Health confirmed the existence of a data breach
that exposed the personal information of more than 530,000 individuals.
The incident is believed to have begun in 2016 and continued for at least
one year before being discovered. As part of a settlement with
individuals who filed class action lawsuits against them, LifeBridge
Health agreed to pay compensation for failing to adequately protect their
data from being hacked by online criminals.
What's This Settlement About?
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit filed by
individuals whose personal information was accessed during the
LifeBridge Health data breach in May, 2018. The plaintiffs said they had
personal information compromised, including their social security
numbers, addresses, names and dates of birth among other details. The
defendants maintained that all affected patients had been notified about
this incident months before the case was filed which resulted in an
agreement to pay $9.5 million to avoid further litigation costs associated
with pursuing litigation over medical records breaches for damages
related to identity theft or other issues stemming from this incident.
How Do I Qualify?
If you're a LifeBridge Health patient and believe your personal
information was compromised in the data breach, you may be eligible for
this class action settlement.
What Can I Get?
The amount of your share of the settlement
will depend on how many people submit valid claims and what
percentage of those claims are approved.
Additionally, you may seek reimbursement for up to $250 in Out-of-Pocket Losses you incurred
as a result of the Security Incidents. Out-of-Pocket Losses include, for example:
late fees, declined payment fees, overdraft fees, returned check fees, customer
service fees, card cancellation or replacement fees etc.
As part of your claim for Out-of-Pocket losses, you may also make a claim for up to
three hours of lost time, compensated at $20/hr. for a total of up to $60, for time
spent dealing with the Security Incidents. If you have documented Extraordinary
Losses, you may make a claim for an additional two hours of lost time, for an
additional total of up to $40.
You may also seek reimbursement for up to $5,000 for proven Extraordinary Losses.
In a settlement LifeBridge Health agreed to protect patients' medical
information by encrypting sensitive data, tracking software for biomedical
devices, network monitoring, regular maintenance, annual security
training and enhanced account security. The settlement also requires
LifeBridge Health to ensure that only authorized users have access to
patients' medical records, and it must train employees on how to use the
new security measures.
How Do I File a Claim?
You can fill online claim form below, or printed from
HERE and send it by mail to the Settlement Administrator at the address on the claim form.
After you have filed your claim online, you will receive an email
confirming receipt of your claim and giving instructions on how to print a
copy of the confirmation page for your records. You need to submit a claim form by no
later than February 1, 2023.
A court hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2022 to decide whether the
settlement will be approved. The judge will decide whether the $9.5
million settlement is fair, and how much each person should receive in
compensation. If the settlement is approved, notifications will be distributed by mail for the class action.
If you don't receive a letter over a period of time after the hearing, it
means that you are not eligible to participate in this case.
In a settlement LifeBridge Health agreed to protect patients' medical
information by encrypting sensitive data, tracking software for biomedical
devices, network monitoring, regular maintenance, annual security
training and enhanced account security. The settlement also requires
LifeBridge Health to ensure that only authorized users have access to
patients' medical records, and it must train employees on how to use the
new security measures.
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