In Re: Tenet Healthcare Corporation Data Breach

If Tenet Healthcare Corporation (“Tenet”) Notified You Of A Data Incident, You May Be Eligible For Benefits From A Class Action Settlement.

This is not a solicitation from a lawyer, junk mail, or an advertisement. A Court authorized this Settlement Website. 

• A proposed $10,000,000 settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit known as In Re: Tenet Healthcare Corporation Data Breach, Case No.: DC-22-07513 (“Litigation”), filed in the District Court for Dallas County, Texas, 193rd Judicial District.

• This Litigation arises out of a Data Incident and alleges that on or about August 20, 2022, Defendants became aware of a Data Incident impacting certain company systems – the unauthorized access of these systems took place from March 31, 2022, through April 24, 2022. The Data Incident was found to have compromised the private and personally identifying information stored in Defendants’ files including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, information relating to medical history and health insurance. Over 1,200,000 people were harmed as a result of this Data Incident. Defendant disagrees with 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 Out-of-Pocket Losses, that were incurred between March 31, 2022, through the April 24, 2022, as a direct result of the Data Incident. 
o    Reimbursement Claim:

• Compensation for 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

• 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 $10,000,000 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:

o    All individuals identified on the Class List whose certain Private Information may have been involved in the Data Incident who does not timely elect to be excluded from the Class. 
o    Excluded from the Class are: (1) the judge presiding over this Litigation, and members of his direct family; (2) Defendants, their subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which the Defendants or their 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 this Notice carefully.