Welcome to the Settlement Website for the
In Re: Columbus Regional Healthcare System Data Security Incident Litigation. Class Action Settlement

If Columbus Regional Healthcare System (“CRHS”) Notified You of a Data Incident, You May be Eligible for Benefits From A Class Action Settlement.

Please read this website carefully and completely.

• A proposed $1,175,000 settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit known as In Re: Columbus Regional Healthcare System Data Security Incident, Case No.: 24 CVS 0088 (“Litigation”), filed in Columbus County, North Carolina and removed to North Carolina Business Court.




• This Litigation arises out of a Data Incident and alleges that on or about May 21, 2023, CRHS became aware of a Data Incident impacting certain company systems. The Data Incident was found to have compromised the private and personally identifying information stored in CRHS’s files including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, information relating to medical history and health insurance. Roughly 132,800 people were impacted as a result of this Data Incident. CRHS disputes Plaintiffs’ claims and denies any wrongdoing.




• All Class Members can receive the following benefits from the settlement: All Class Members are eligible to recover compensation for up to $5,000 of their unreimbursed, documented Out-of-Pocket Losses that were incurred as a direct result of the Data Incident.




• Reimbursement Claim:




• Compensation for Documented Out-of-Pocket Losses: All Class Members are eligible to recover compensation for up to $5,000 per person for Out-of-Pocket Losses incurred as a result of the Data Incident, including: unreimbursed losses relating to fraud or identity theft; professional fees including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, and fees for credit repair services; costs associated with freezing or unfreezing credit with any credit reporting agency; credit monitoring costs that were incurred on or after the Data Incident through the date of the Claims Deadline; and miscellaneous expenses such as notary, fax, postage, copying, mileage, and long-distance telephone charges.




• Pro Rata Cash Fund Payment: All Class Members may also make a claim for a pro rata cash payment from the Settlement Fund. The amount of the pro rata cash payment is estimated to be $50 per claimant. This amount of the cash payment may increase or decrease based upon the number of claims approved. The pro rata Cash Fund payments will evenly distribute the net amount of the $1,175.000 Settlement Fund, after payment of all approved claims for Out-of-Pocket Losses, Notice and Administration Expenses, and any award of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and service awards.

• Included in this settlement as a Class Member are:

• All individuals whose certain Private Information may have been involved in the Data Incident.

• Excluded from the Class are: (1) the judge presiding over this Litigation, and members of his direct family; (2) CRHS its subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which CRHS or its parents have a controlling interest and their current or former officers and directors; and (3) Class Members who submit a valid Request for Exclusion prior to the Opt-Out Deadline.




• Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you do or do not act. Read the Notice carefully.

• These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained on this website.

• The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement.