GCBS Data Incident Litigation

A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit known as In re: Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Data Incident Litigation, Case No. 49D01-2207-PL-024807 (“Lawsuit”), filed in the Commercial Court of Marion County, Indiana.

All Settlement Class Members can receive the following benefits from the Settlement: (1) up to $375 for documented out-of-pocket expenses, (2) reimbursement for up to four (4) hours of lost time spent dealing with the Data Incident at $20 per hour, and (3) reimbursement for extraordinary losses up to $5,000 for documented expenses. GCBS also agrees to provide security-related improvements.

Settlement Class Members shall have the ability to claim two (2) years of credit monitoring with one bureau and at least $1,000,000.00 in identity theft insurance.

You are included in this Settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you resided in Indiana at the time of the Data Incident and (i) received written notification that your Social Security Number was potentially accessed, viewed, and/or obtained as a result of the Data Incident which occurred between May 17, 2022, and May 20, 2022; or (ii) you are a Plaintiff who filed a lawsuit against GCBS related to the Data Incident prior to December 15, 2023.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit

Submit a Claim and/or Receive Credit Monitoring	You must submit a Valid Claim to get money from this Settlement. Claim Forms must be submitted online by July 29, 2024 or, if mailed, postmarked no later than July 29, 2024. You may enroll in the credit monitoring product offered by GCBS, for a period of two years, by submitting a request through the Claim Form.
Do Nothing	If you do nothing, you remain in the Settlement. You give up your rights to sue and you will not get any money.
Exclude Yourself	Get out of the Settlement. Get no money. Keep your rights. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to sue about the claims in this lawsuit. You will not get any money from the Settlement. Your request to exclude yourself must be postmarked no later than June 28, 2024.
File an Objection	Stay in the Settlement but tell the Court why you think the Settlement should not be approved. Objections must be postmarked no later than June 28, 2024.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website.

The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments to Settlement Class Members will be made if the Court approves the Settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.