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Community Health System Agrees to Settlement of $4.5 Million for 2014 Data Breach

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Dissent

As I reported recently, the 2014 Community Health System breach has settled for $4.5 million. Linn F. Freedman of Robinson & Cole has a concise summary on The National Law Review.

The data breach, believed to be caused by Chinese hackers, compromised the names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, and Social Security numbers of 4.5 million patients of the hospital system, which operates in multiple states.

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The settlement must be approved by the Judge, but claimants have until May to opt-out of the class action settlement and August to file a notice of claim. Claimants who can show that they have suffered from identity theft or fraud may be entitled to up to $5,000 and those who can substantiate out of pocket expenses and time lost can receive up to $250. The named plaintiffs are entitled to $3500 each and their attorneys seek up to $900,000.

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