Settlement Information

A proposed Settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit titled Samuel Lee, et al. v. Baptist Health Centers, LLC, d/b/a Cardiovascular Associates, Case No. 01-CV-2023-904352.00 (the “Action”). The Action asserts claims against Baptist Health Centers, LLC, d/b/a Cardiovascular Associates (“Defendant”) related to the unauthorized access to certain Personal Information on Defendant’s computer systems that occurred between November 28, 2022 and December 5, 2022, about which Defendant notified potentially impacted individuals beginning in February and March of 2023 (the “Data Security Incident”). Plaintiffs alleged that the Data Security Incident resulted in the potential exposure of certain personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) of Defendant’s current and former patients and employees. Defendant denies all claims of wrongdoing or liability that Plaintiffs, Settlement Class Members, or any others have asserted in this Action or may assert in the future based on the conduct alleged in the Complaint.

Who Is a Class Member?

The Settlement Class is defined by the Court as “All persons residing in the United States whose Personal Information was accessed by an unauthorized third party as a result of the Data Security Incident discovered by CVA on or about December 5, 2022.”

Excluded from the Settlement Class are the Court, the officers and directors of Defendant, persons who have been separately represented by an attorney and entered into a separate settlement agreement in connection with the Data Security Incident, and persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class.

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