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Patients who received a notice stating the April 2022 cybersecurity incident at Yuma Regional Medical Center, now known as Onvida Health, may have impacted their personal information could be eligible to claim up to $4,000 plus a pro rata payment and credit monitoring from a class action settlement. The incident impacted an estimated 720,000 current and former patients.
Yuma Regional Medical Center agreed to pay $1.99 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to adequately protect patient data during a data breach that exposed sensitive information, including names, Social Security numbers, health insurance details and medical records.
Who can file a claim?
Class members are all living individuals who received notice of the April 2022 Yuma Regional Medical Center data breach.
How much can class members receive?
The settlement offers the following options:
- Documented out-of-pocket losses: Class members who experienced actual, documented out-of-pocket losses as a result of the data incident may receive reimbursement up to $4,000. Eligible expenses include losses due to identity theft or fraud; fees for credit reports, credit monitoring or freezing and unfreezing credit; costs to replace IDs; and postage to contact banks by mail.
- Pro rata monetary payment: All class members, including those who did not incur out-of-pocket losses, as well as those who submit a claim for out-of-pocket expenses, may claim a one-time pro rata cash payment.
- Credit monitoring: All class members may claim one year of medical data monitoring.
How to claim a settlement payment
Class members must submit an online claim form or print and complete the PDF claim form and mail it to the settlement administrator. They can also request a paper copy of the claim form by calling or emailing the settlement administrator. Class members can update their address and select a payment option using the online update contact/payment information form.
Settlement administrator's mailing address: Yuma Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 1031, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Settlement administrator's email address: info@yumasettlement.com
Settlement administrator's phone number: 855-591-2021
The deadline to file a claim is Feb. 1, 2027.
Required claim proof/documentation
- For reimbursement of documented out-of-pocket losses up to $4,000, claimants must provide third-party documentation, such as bank statements, receipts or other evidence that the data incident caused the expense. Notes or self-prepared documents alone are not sufficient.
- For the pro rata cash payment, no proof or documentation is required, but class members must submit a claim form.
- For credit monitoring, no proof or documentation is required.
- For online claims, claimants must provide the settlement claim ID they received in their settlement notice.
- For the contact/payment information forms, claimants must provide the settlement claim ID and confirmation number they received in their settlement notice.
Payout options
- Zelle
- PayPal
- Venmo
- Physical check mailed to the address on file for class members who do not elect a payment option online
$1.99 million settlement fund
The $1,990,000 settlement fund includes:
- Settlement administration costs: Amount not specified
- Attorneys' fees: Up to $825,000
- Attorneys' expenses: Amount not specified
- Service awards to class representatives: $2,500 each ($30,000 total)
- Payments to eligible class members: The remainder of the fund
Important dates
- Deadline to opt out: Jan. 4, 2027
- Deadline to file a claim: Feb. 1, 2027
- Final approval hearing: March 1, 2027
When is the Yuma Regional Medical Center settlement payout date?
The settlement administrator will distribute payments and benefits to eligible class members after the court resolves any appeals and grants final approval of the settlement.
Why did this class action settlement happen?
The class action lawsuit alleged Yuma Regional Medical Center experienced a cybersecurity incident in April 2022 that compromised the personal and medical information of hundreds of thousands of patients. The plaintiffs claimed the company failed to adequately protect this sensitive data.
Yuma Regional Medical Center denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the risks and costs of further litigation.
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