The settlement also provides cash reimbursement of up to $20 per hour (for a maximum of 3 hours) as compensation for time lost dealing with the Data Incident, up to $1,500 per person for documented “ordinary expenses” incurred in responding to the Data Incident, and up to $7,500 per person for documented “extraordinary expenses” incurred in responding to the Data Incident. The identity monitoring services include (i) identity monitoring (ii) internet surveillance (iii) up to $1 Million in identity theft insurance and (iv) identity restoration services. You must file a Claim Form requesting identity monitoring services and you will be provided an activation code to enroll directly with Experian.

The Settlement Class includes all residents of the United States whose PHI and/or PII was involved in the Data Incident and who were sent notice of the settlement.Īll Settlement Class Members will receive the opportunity to claim one full year from the Effective Date of the settlement of identity monitoring services through Experian. The PHI and PII included names, dates of birth, medical records and patient account numbers, health insurance information, treatment information such as diagnoses, medications, providers, types of treatment, treatment locations, and in some instances, social security numbers.

Plaintiffs allege that, as a result of the Data Incident, an unauthorized third-party gained access to Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) and/or Protected Health Information (“PHI) of Plaintiffs’ and Einstein’s patients. Plaintiffs allege that between Augand August 17, 2020, Einstein was the target of a Data Incident in which an unauthorized third-party accessed Einstein’s employee email accounts which contained personal information. Einstein denies it has any liability for the claims asserted and contends that it did not engage in any improper conduct. This lawsuit was filed asserting claims against Einstein relating to the Data Incident. Einstein sent an additional round of notice letters to affected individuals between Januand February 8, 2021. Einstein first announced the Data Incident on or about Octoand began mailing notice letters to patients whose information was identified as compromised. A settlement has been reached with Einstein Healthcare Network (“Einstein”) in a class action lawsuit about the Data Incident (the “Data Incident”) that occurred between Augand August 17, 2020.

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