Did you receive a notice from Comprehensive Health? Did you receive a mail about a class action on the settlement to resolve claims about the Comprehensive Health Services data breach lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Comprehensive Health Services data breach Class Action Settlement?
Acuity, formerly known as Comprehensive Health Services, agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims surrounding a 2022 data breach. The name of the case is Arbuthnot, et al. v. Acuity – CHS LLC f/k/a Comprehensive Health Services LLC, Case No. 6:22-cv-00658-PGB-DCI, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
What Is This Class Action All About?
According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Acuity failed to protect consumer information from unauthorized access. As a result, 106,910 individuals allegedly had their personal identifying information stolen by hackers.
Acuity, which operates under the name Comprehensive Health Services, is a global solutions company that provides medical management support.
Comprehensive Health Services hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to resolve the data breach class action lawsuit.
Under the terms of the settlement, class members can receive up to $500 for out-of-pocket expenses including bank fees, credit expenses and three hours of lost time at a rate of $20 per hour.
Class members who experienced identity theft as a result of the data breach can receive higher payments of up to $3,500 for documented expenses related to their identity theft.
All class members, even those who did not experience identity theft or out-of-pocket expenses as a result of the data breach, can receive two years of free credit monitoring services under the settlement.
Who Is Eligible?
The settlement benefits individuals who received a data security incident notice from Acuity on or around Feb. 15, 2022.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For a class member to partake in this settlement, class members must submit a valid claim form by Aug. 3, 2023. The deadline for exclusion and objection is July 5, 2023.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement is $500 for ordinary expenses and $3,500 for identity theft-related expenses and proof of purchase is the documentation of data breach-related expenses.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website AcuitySettlement.com, just like the Alabama and Texas NIBCO class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2023.
