U.S. residents whose private information was compromised in the October 2024 cyberattack on Washington Gastroenterology may qualify to claim an estimated $75 in cash, or up to $4,000 for documented losses, from the Washington Gastroenterology data breach class action settlement. Claims close January 10, 2027.
Current Status
Claims are open. Claims must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. PT on January 10, 2027, or mailed with a postmark no later than that date. Requests to opt out and objections are due December 11, 2026. The court has granted preliminary approval, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. PT; the court has not ruled on final approval. No payment date had been announced as of October 15, 2026.Free settlement alerts
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What Changed Recently?
The claim process opened after the court preliminarily approved a settlement in In re Washington Gastroenterology, PLLC Data Breach Litigation, Lead Case No. 25-2-11194-1, in the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County before Judge Clarence Henderson, Jr. The settlement website, run by the administrator Epiq, is now accepting claims. Under the settlement, class members are notified by a Postcard Notice that carries the Unique ID and PIN needed to file online.The case concerns a cyberattack that, according to the settlement agreement and notice, took place on or around October 23, 2024, when a third party accessed Washington Gastroenterology’s computer systems and network. Washington Gastroenterology, a Washington-based health care and research organization, says it became aware of the incident on or about January 28, 2025. About 583,741 people are in the class. The information involved included some combination of names, Social Security numbers, financial and banking information, medical information and health insurance information. Notification letters went out to employees beginning May 23, 2025 and to patients beginning August 22, 2025.
A consolidated complaint filed October 24, 2025 alleges negligence, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and invasion of privacy, along with claims under the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Washington’s data breach notification law (RCW 19.255) and the Uniform Health Care Information Act. The parties reached terms through a mediator’s proposal from Jill Sperber of Judicate West, following a March 17, 2026 mediation; both sides accepted the proposal on March 24, 2026. A related federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Washington is to be dismissed as part of the deal.
Washington Gastroenterology denies all of the claims, and the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing or liability. No court has found that the company did anything unlawful.
Who Qualifies?
The Settlement Class is all living individuals residing in the United States whose private information was compromised in the Washington Gastroenterology data incident, including everyone who received notice of it. The class is nationwide; residence in Washington is not required.The class excludes Washington Gastroenterology’s directors, officers and employees; government entities; the judge assigned to the case and the judge’s staff; anyone who opts out; and anyone convicted of a crime in connection with the attack.
How Much Can You Get?
The settlement creates a $4,600,000 non-reversionary fund, meaning none of it returns to Washington Gastroenterology. Class members choose one of two cash options, and can add medical record monitoring to either one.Cash Payment A reimburses documented losses up to $4,000 per class member. Covered losses include identity theft losses incurred from October 23, 2024 through the date the claim is filed, and out-of-pocket costs such as postage, copying, mileage, parking, notary fees, research costs, per-minute phone charges, data and text charges, bank fees and professional fees. Each loss needs documentation. A Cash Payment A claim submitted without adequate documentation, or one that is rejected, is processed as a Cash Payment B claim instead.
Cash Payment B is a pro rata cash payment that needs no documentation. The settlement estimates it at $75, but that is an estimate, not a fixed amount: the final figure depends on how many valid claims are filed and may go up or down.
Medical Record Monitoring provides two years of one-bureau medical record and credit monitoring with real-time alerts and up to $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance. It is available to class members who enrolled in monitoring offered earlier, too.
Before any benefits are paid, the fund covers administration costs and any attorneys’ fees, costs and service awards the court approves. What remains, the net fund, pays claims in a fixed order: medical record monitoring first, then Cash Payment A, then Cash Payment B. Cash Payment B absorbs every pro rata adjustment, so it is the benefit that rises if money is left over and shrinks if claims run high.
Payments can be received by Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, virtual prepaid card, ACH direct deposit, prepaid Mastercard or paper check. Checks must be cashed within 90 days. Money left from uncashed payments goes to Tacoma Pro Bono Community Lawyers, the cy pres recipient.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
Filing online is gated on an administrator-issued credential. The online claim form on the settlement website opens with a login that asks for the Unique ID and PIN printed on the Postcard Notice mailed to class members. That makes this a proof-required settlement even for Cash Payment B, which asks for no documentation of any loss.A paper claim form is also available from the settlement website and can be mailed instead, postmarked by the claim deadline. Cash Payment A carries a second requirement: documentation of each loss claimed. Claims without it are paid as Cash Payment B rather than denied outright.
What Is the Deadline?
Claims are due January 10, 2027. An online claim has to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on that date, and a mailed claim form has to be postmarked by it.Two other dates fall earlier. A request to be excluded from the settlement must be sent by mail and postmarked by December 11, 2026; the notice does not provide for opting out online. Objections must be filed with the court and mailed by December 11, 2026. The long-form notice lists what an exclusion request and an objection must contain and where each is sent.
How Do You Take Action?
Claims are filed on the official settlement website, WAGastroDataIncidentSettlement.com, which is run by the court-appointed administrator, Epiq. The online claim form starts at the site’s claim login page, where the Unique ID and PIN from the Postcard Notice are entered. The form then asks the claimant to choose Cash Payment A or Cash Payment B, attach documentation for any Cash Payment A losses, elect medical record monitoring, and pick a payment method.Besides filing a claim, class members can opt out or object. Those who opt out by December 11, 2026 receive nothing from the settlement and are not bound by it, so they keep any right to pursue their own claims against Washington Gastroenterology over the incident. Class members who stay in can object to the settlement by the same date. Every benefit, including medical record monitoring, is paid only on a valid claim, and class members who stay in the class are bound by the settlement if the court approves it, whether or not they file.
What Happens Next?
The next milestone is the final approval hearing on January 29, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. PT in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma. The court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and will rule on class counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees of up to one-third of the fund, or $1,533,333, plus litigation costs, and on service awards of up to $4,000 for each class representative. The notice says the hearing date and time may change and the hearing may be held remotely, with updates posted on the settlement website.Class counsel are Raina Borrelli of Strauss Borrelli PLLC and Thomas E. Loeser; Jackson Lewis P.C. represents Washington Gastroenterology. The fund is paid in two installments: $1,000,000 within 30 days of preliminary approval and the remaining $3,600,000 within 30 days of final approval. If the court approves the settlement, benefits are to be paid no later than 45 days after the Effective Date, which follows the resolution of any appeals. No payment date has been announced.
Sources and Verification
This page is based on the official long-form notice, embedded below; the Home, FAQ and Submit a Claim pages of the settlement website, WAGastroDataIncidentSettlement.com; and the settlement agreement in In re Washington Gastroenterology, PLLC Data Breach Litigation, Lead Case No. 25-2-11194-1, Superior Court of Washington, County of Pierce. The incident timeline, class size, fund schedule and payment order come from the settlement agreement; the benefit amounts, deadlines and hearing details come from the notice and the settlement website.For a comparable medical-provider case, see OCA’s page on the Modernizing Medicine (ModMed) data breach settlement, which also estimates a $75 no-documentation payment alongside a documented-loss option.
Questions
Can the $75 payment and the documented-loss payment both be claimed?
The two cash options are alternatives. A class member chooses either Cash Payment A, which reimburses documented losses up to $4,000, or Cash Payment B, the pro rata payment estimated at $75. A Cash Payment A claim that turns out to lack adequate documentation, or is rejected, is processed as a Cash Payment B claim instead. Two years of medical record monitoring can be claimed on the same form alongside either cash option.
Why is the $75 figure only an estimate?
Cash Payment B is a pro rata share of whatever is left in the fund. The $4.6 million fund first covers administration costs and any court-approved attorneys’ fees, costs and service awards. The remaining net fund then pays medical record monitoring claims, then Cash Payment A claims, and Cash Payment B claims last. Because Cash Payment B absorbs every increase or decrease, the final amount depends on how many valid claims are filed and could be higher or lower than $75.
Does earlier credit monitoring from Washington Gastroenterology rule out the settlement monitoring?
Prior enrollment does not disqualify anyone. According to the settlement materials, the two years of medical record monitoring are available to class members even if they already enrolled in monitoring offered earlier. The settlement version covers one credit bureau, includes medical record and credit monitoring with real-time alerts, and carries up to $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance.
Where are the Unique ID and PIN for the online claim form?
The Unique ID and PIN are printed on the Postcard Notice mailed to class members. The online claim form on the settlement website opens with a login that asks for both, so it cannot be completed without them. A paper claim form is available from the settlement website and can be mailed instead, postmarked by January 10, 2027. Questions about a missing notice go to the administrator, Epiq, through the official settlement website.
How will settlement payments be sent?
Claimants choose a payment method on the claim form. The options are Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, a virtual prepaid card, ACH direct deposit, a prepaid Mastercard, or a paper check. Checks must be cashed within 90 days. Money left over from uncashed payments goes to Tacoma Pro Bono Community Lawyers as the cy pres recipient rather than back to Washington Gastroenterology.
When will Washington Gastroenterology settlement payments go out?
No payment date has been announced. Benefits are paid only after the court grants final approval and the settlement’s Effective Date arrives, which comes after any appeals are resolved. The settlement calls for benefits to be paid no later than 45 days after the Effective Date. The final approval hearing is set for January 29, 2027, and the court has not ruled.
