Premera Security Incident Settlement

Welcome to the Settlement Website for the Premera Blue Cross Security Incident.

This is the official website for the Premera Settlement, approved by the Court.

A Settlement has been approved in a class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross (“Premera” or “Defendant”), arising out of the security incident that Premera announced on March 17, 2015, wherein Premera’s computer network was the target of an external criminal-cyberattack that began in May 2014 (the “Security Incident”).

If you received a notice from Premera about the Security Incident in or around March 2015, you are included in this Settlement as a “Class Member.”

Under the Settlement, Premera has agreed to establish a $32 million Qualified Settlement Fund to (1) pay for credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance, (2) provide cash payments to Class Members for reimbursement of certain documented out-of-pocket losses and up to $20 per hour for up to twenty hours for time spent addressing or remedying issues plausibly traceable to the Security Incident, (3) provide cash payments of up to $50 as alternative settlement compensation to Class Members who do not make claims for out-of-pocket losses, (4) provide cash payments of up to $50 to qualifying Class Members as compensation under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”), and (5) pay for the costs of the settlement administration, court-approved attorneys’ fees and expenses, and service awards for named Plaintiffs. In addition, Premera has agreed to spend $42 million over the next three years on enhanced security measures. Your legal rights will be affected whether you act or do not act.

Approved Claims may be eligible for both Credit Monitoring and a cash payment depending on the option you select in your Claim Form.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

File a Claim Form Deadline: March 30, 2020	Submitting a Claim Form is the only way that you can receive any of the benefits provided by this Settlement, including Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services; reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Losses of money, expenses incurred, and/or time spent addressing or remedying issues plausibly traceable to the Security Incident; a Default Settlement Payment; and a California Settlement Payment. If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue the Defendant and certain related parties in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves.
Exclude Yourself from This Settlement Deadline: January 29, 2020	This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Defendant, or certain related parties, for the claims this Settlement resolves. If you exclude yourself, you will give up the right to receive any benefits from this Settlement.
Object to or Comment on the Settlement Deadline: January 29, 2020	You may object to the Settlement and Attorneys’ fees and expenses by writing to the Court and informing it why you don’t think the Settlement or the requested attorneys' fees and expenses should be approved. You also may write the Court to provide comments or reasons why you support the Settlement. If you object, you also may file a Claim Form to receive Settlement benefits, but you will give up the right to sue the Defendant in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves.
Go to the Final Fairness Hearing Date: March 2, 2020	You can attend the Final Fairness Hearing where the Court may hear arguments concerning approval of the Settlement. If you wish to speak at the Final Fairness Hearing, you must make a request to do so in your written objection or comment. You are not required to attend the Final Fairness Hearing.
Do Nothing	If you do nothing, you will not receive any of the Settlement benefits and you will give up your rights to sue Defendant and certain related parties for the claims this Settlement resolves.

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

Premera Blue Cross Security Incident Class Action Settlement

Welcome to the Settlement Website for the Premera Blue Cross Security Incident.