Quick and Lance v EMSA

• A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Emergency Medical Services Authority (“Defendant”) related to a Data Incident between February 10, 2024, and February 13, 2024, in which an unauthorized party gained access to Defendant’s network and acquired files that contained Settlement Class Members’ personally identifiable information, such as your name and/or Social Security number, and/or protected health information (“Private Information”).
• The Settlement Class includes: all individuals residing in the United States who were mailed notice that their Private Information may have been impacted by the Data Incident that Defendant experienced in or around February 2024.
• If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you can submit a Claim Form for the following Settlement benefits:

Compensation for Monetary and Out-of-Pocket Losses: You may submit a Claim Form with documentation for losses fairly traceable to the Data Incident for up to $3,000 per Settlement Class Member;
AND
Compensation for Lost Time: You may submit a Claim Form without documentation for up to four hours of lost time spent dealing with the Data Incident, calculated at the rate of $15 per hour (for a maximum of $60), which is included in the $3,000 cap for out-of-pocket losses);
AND
Credit Monitoring: You may submit a Claim Form to receive two years of free single-bureau identity protection and credit monitoring.

Injunctive Relief: Defendant is implementing additional security measures following the Data Incident.

• These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the notice.

• The Court must decide whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel Payment, and Service Awards. No Settlement benefits will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement.