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- A Court authorized this website, to those that are eligible to receive Settlement Benefits from a proposed class action Settlement. The Action is titled In re HCA Healthcare, Inc. Data Security Litigation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00684 and is pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The persons that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs or Settlement Class Representatives and the company they sued are Defendant HCA Healthcare, Inc. (hereafter “HCA”). Defendant denies any wrongdoing whatsoever.
- Who is a Settlement Class Member?
Those persons certified as a class for Settlement purposes under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2), 23(b)(3) and 23(e), consisting of all current HCA patients residing in the United States whose personal information was compromised in the Data Incident that HCA announced on or about July 10, 2023.
Excluded from the Settlement Class: (i) HCA’s officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, subsidiaries, and assigns; (ii) any judge, justice, or judicial officer presiding over this matter and the members of their immediate families and judicial staff, and (iii) any Settlement Class Member who timely and validly requests to opt-out from the Settlement.
- Settlement Class Members may qualify and submit a claim for either of the following:
- Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services – One (1) year of the Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services (“CMIS”). CMIS will include credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services; AND
- Documented Loss Payment – Settlement Class Members may submit a claim for a Documented Loss payment of up to $5,000 with Reasonable Documentation supporting the loss as a result of the Data Incident. Please refer below to the Settlement Benefits section of this Notice for a description of the type of reasonable documentation you may provide to support a claim for a cash payment for documented losses. Claims and supporting documentation are subject to review and approval by the Settlement Administrator.
- To obtain more information visit here or call (833) 420-3945.
Please read this Notice carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
Summary of Legal Rights | Deadline(s) | |
Submit a Claim Form | The only way to receive a cash payment for Documented Losses or Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services is to submit a timely and valid Claim Form. | Submitted or postmarked on or before September 25, 2025 |
Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Class | Receive no benefit from the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit about the legal claims that are released by the Settlement in this lawsuit. | Mailed and postmarked on or before August 25, 2025 |
Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing | You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the Settlement. The Court cannot order a different settlement and you will still be bound by the Settlement if the Court approves it. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on October 27, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. CT about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney. | Mailed and postmarked on or before August 25, 2025 |
Do Nothing | You will not receive any cash payment for documented losses from this class action Settlement, but will remain a Settlement Class Member and be bound by the Released Claims. Give up your legal rights. | N/A |
- Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this Notice.
- The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Settlement Benefits will be made available only if the Court approves the Settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.