Did you receive a notice from Good Samaritan Hospital? Did you receive a mail about a class action settlement to resolve Good Samaritan Hospital Data Breach lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Good Samaritan Hospital Data Breach Class Action Settlement?
IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED BY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL ABOUT A DATA SECURITY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN OCTOBER 28 AND NOVEMBER 8, 2019 YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
The name of the case is Young v. Good Samaritan Hospital class action settlement.
What Is This Class Action All About?
The Plaintiff filed a complaint against Good Samaritan alleging Good Samaritan acted unlawfully by failing to prevent the Incident.
Plaintiff claims Good Samaritan failed to fulfill its legal duty to adequately secure and safeguard the confidential and sensitive information belonging to Plaintiff and Class Members—including their first and last name, in combination with their date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, tax identification number, financial account number, treatment/diagnosis, health insurance information, billing information, doctor’s name, medical record number, medical history, prescription information, Medicare/Medicaid ID and/or patient account number—and that Good Samaritan breached promises made to Plaintiff and Class Members concerning the security of their information.
The Action alleges causes of action for (1) violations of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”); (2) negligence; and (3) unlawful and/or unfair business practices under California Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq.
Good Samaritan denies all of Plaintiff’s allegations and any wrongdoing, and asserts it complied with all applicable laws. The Court has made no ruling on the merits of the Plaintiff’s claims or the defenses asserted by Defendant. The Court approved this notice and preliminarily approved the proposed Settlement.
Who Is Eligible?
This settlement benefits all class members who received a Notice, Good Samaritan’s records indicate you are included in the Settlement Class. More specifically, the Settlement Class includes all persons residing in the State of California who were previously mailed the Notice of Data Security Incident letter in June and July 2020.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For class member to partake in this settlement, class members must submit a valid claim form on the settlement website by July 18, 2023. The exclusion and objection date is July 18, 2023.
You must submit a claim form to get (i) two years of Identity Monitoring Services from Experian, including identity theft insurance of up to $1,000,000 and fraud resolution services for each claimant; and (ii) compensation up to $1,500 for documented ordinary losses and up to $5,000 for documented extraordinary losses.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and proof of purchase is necessary.
If the Court grants final approval, Good Samaritan will provide the following benefits to the Settlement Class Members:
Identity Monitoring
Cash payments
Remedial measures.
If you fail to file a claim, you will not receive any compensation for losses or two years of Identity Monitoring Services from Experian. If you do nothing, you will also remain in the Settlement Class, and benefit from the security commitments only, and forfeit your right to sue or bring any claim against Good Samaritan Hospital related to the data security incident.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like JUUL Labs 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.
