$7M Brightline Data Incident Class Action Settlement

Unsplash | Published: November 9, 2024

Claim Form Deadline: February 26, 2025

Payout: Up to $5,000 or $100

Proof required: Yes

What's the $7M Brightline Data Breach Class Action?

A $7,000,000 class action lawsuit has been settled with Brightline, a pediatric behavioral health provided, over allegations that they were responsible for a data breach that resulted in over 1 million individuals' protected health information being leaked.

Brightline has notified individuals about the data security incident involving its vendor, Fortra, which operates the GoAnywhere MFT file transfer software. On January 30, 2023, Fortra detected suspicious activity indicating a security breach due to an unknown vulnerability that allowed unauthorized access to customer accounts. The compromised personally identifiable information may have included some combination of the following data elements:

• Individuals' full names,
• Addresses,
• Dates of birth,
• Member identification numbers,
• Date of health plan coverage,
• Employer names.

What is the Total Settlement Amount?

The total Brightline settlement amount is $7,000,000.00.

How Do I Qualify For a Payout?

You may qualify for a payout if you are an individual residing in the United States who received notice that your private information may have been impacted in the Brightline data breach. Additionally, if you were residing in California as of January 30, 2023, you are also eligible for an additional $100 California statutory cash payment award.

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How Much Can I Get Paid?

If you are part of the Brightline data breach class action settlement, you may be able to get paid in two ways:

• Cash Payment A: Up to $5,000.00 by providing reasonable documented losses related to the Data Incident.
• Cash Payment B: A flat cash payment of $100.00.
• California Statutory Award: An additional $100.00 for California residents.
• Credit Monitoring: Three years of free credit monitoring, or one additional year if you already accepted Brightline's offer of two years.

Which Companies or Individuals Were Affected

Over one million individuals are estimated to have been affected by the Brightline data breach, resulting in this $7 million class action. If you were affected you may have already received a data breach notice by mail or email. Below is the official list of affected entities or companies:

Affected Entities
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science dba Alaska SeaLife Center	Competitive Health	Diageo
Banner Corporation dba Banner Bank	Ben Bridge Jeweler, Inc	Carrix, Inc
Chelan County	Coastal Villages Region Fund	Continental Mills, Inc. (The Krusteaz Co)
CRISTA Ministries	Edifecs, Inc.	EXL Service.com, LLC
First Security Bank of WAx	FirstFruits HoldCo, LLC	Football Northwest, LLC
Goodfellows Bros. LLC	Green Diamond Resources	Henkel of America, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard	Holland America Group	Insitu, Inc.
Keller Supply	KPMG LLP	Kodiak Island Borough School District
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, LLC	Manke Lumber Company Inc.	Mason Tenders' District Council Welfare Fund
Municipality of Anchorage	Nintendo of America Inc.	Northwest Cascade, Inc.
Oberto Snacks Inc.	PND Engineers, Inc.	Pyrotek Inc
Rail Management Services	Seagen Inc.	SolstenXP, Inc.
Space Needle LLC & Center Art LLC	Spokane Teachers Credit Union	Symetra Life Insurance Company
Tanana Chiefs Conference	Trinity Health Welfare Benefit Plan	Undead Labs
University of Alaska	Virtua Health Inc., Health and Welfare Plan	Walla Walla University
Washington Trust Bank	Whitman College	Alaska Central Express, Inc DBA Ace Air Cargo
Alaska Hotel Properties LLC	Alaska Railroad Corporation	ASML
MIIA	HARVARD UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF (HUFS)	HARVARD UNIVERSITY (HUGHP)
BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASS	VERTEX
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH	IUOE	The Board of Directors of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Educated Choices)
Stanford University Post-doctoral Scholars	Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare Employee Health Care Plan	Stanford Health Care Employee Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
Stanford Medicine Partners Employee Health and Welfare Benefit Plan

How Do I File a Claim?

To file a claim, you must submit a claim form online or by mail. The claim form can be found on the official settlement website. You will need the Unique ID and PIN printed on the inside of the Postcard Notice you received in the mail. If you did not receive a Postcard Notice or have lost yours, you may be able to contact the Brightline settlement administrators directly for assistance.

Do I Need Proof to File a Claim?

Yes, for "Cash Payment A", which is up to $5,000, you may be required to provide reasonable documentation supporting your losses. Examples of acceptable documents or proof include:

• Receipts,
• Notices,
• Account statements reflecting payment for credit monitoring services
• Credit freeze/unfreeze
• Account statements with unauthorized charges circled,
• Police reports,
• IRS documents,
• FTC Identity Theft Reports,
• Letters refusing to refund fraudulent charges,
• Receipts for credit-related expenses.

Claim Form Website: Brightline Settlement Site

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Filing Class Action Settlement Claims

Please note that your claim form will be rejected if you submit a settlement claim for payout with any fraudulent information. By providing this information and your sworn statement of its veracity, you agree to do so under the penalty of perjury. You would also be harming others that actually qualify for the class action settlement. If you are not sure whether or not you qualify for this class action settlement, visit the class action administrator's website below. OpenClassActions.com is only providing information and is not a class action administrator or a law firm. OpenClassActions is a participant in the Amazon affiliate advertising program and this post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission or fees if you make a purchase via those links.

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