PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding In re Thriving Mind Data Breach Litigation pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami Dade County, Florida, Case No. 2024-010316-CA-01.
What is this about?
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (“Lawsuit”) about a data incident that occurred between August 1, 2023, and August 3, 2023, which potentially exposed the following information of current and former patients of South Florida Behavioral Health Network Incorporated d/b/a Thriving Mind (“Thriving Mind”): names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, health insurance and benefit information, and medical information (“Private Information”). Thriving Mind denies any wrongdoing. Thriving Mind has not been found liable of anything by any court.
Who is a Settlement Class Member?
You are affected by the Settlement and potentially a Settlement Class Member if you are a living individual residing in the United States who were sent a notice by Thriving Mind that their Private Information may have been impacted in the Data Incident, between August 1, 2023, and August 3, 2023.
What does the Settlement provide?
Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive:
1.Cash Payment A – Documented Losses: Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim for a Cash Payment for up to $5,000 per Settlement Class Member that includes reasonable documentation supporting the losses related to the Data Incident, upon submission of a Valid Claim and supporting documentation, for unreimbursed ordinary and/or extraordinary economic losses incurred as a result of the Data Incident; OR
2.Cash Payment B – Flat Cash: As an alternative to Cash Payment A – Documented Losses above, a Settlement Class Member may elect to receive Cash Payment B – Flat Cash, which is a flat Cash Payment in an estimated amount of $100.
In addition to a Cash Payment, Settlement Class Members may select the following:
3.Credit/Data Monitoring – Settlement Class Members may elect up to one (1) year of Credit Monitoring with three credit bureaus. Credit Monitoring has a value of $90 per year per Settlement Class Member.
All Settlement Class Cash Payments will be subject to a pro rata increase in the event the amount of Valid Claims is insufficient to exhaust the entire Settlement Fund. Similarly, in the event the amount of Valid Claims exhausts the amount of the Settlement Fund, the amount of the Cash Payments will be reduced pro rata accordingly. Any pro rata increases or decreases to Cash Payments will be on an equal percentage basis.
What are your Rights and Options?
- Do Nothing: If you do nothing, you will not receive any benefits from this Settlement. If the Settlement is granted Final Approval and becomes final, you will not be able to start a lawsuit, continue with a lawsuit, or be part of any other lawsuit against Defendant or the other Released Parties based on any claim that could have been or that was brought relating to the Data Incident.
- Submit a Claim Form: To receive a Settlement Class Member Benefit, you must complete and submit a Claim Form online or by mail, along with any supporting documentation. Claim Forms must be submitted or postmarked on or before July 14, 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 against Defendant relating to the Data Incident. Mailed and postmarked on or before June 30, 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 or the Application for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Service Awards. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on July 29, 2025, about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney. Mailed and postmarked on or before June 30, 2025.
When is the Final Approval Hearing?
The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on July 29, 2025 by video conference, to consider approval of the settlement and payment up to a total of $315,000 plus reimbursement for Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees and expenses, notice and administrative costs, and service award of $2,500 for each Class Representative. All motions filed by Class Counsel will be available on the website after the hearing. Class Counsel will present the Settlement Class to the Court. You may attend the hearing, with your own attorney, at your own expense, but you don’t have to. The hearing may be moved to a different date or time without additional notice, so Class Counsel recommends checking the Settlement Website www.SFBHNdataincident.com, or calling (833) 876-5219.
This is only a summary. More details about the Proposed Settlement and instructions on how to file a claim, object, or exclude yourself are available at www.SFBHNdataincident.com or by calling (833) 876-5219. You may also write with questions to In re Thriving Mind Data Breach Litigation c/o Kroll Settlement Administration PO Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391.
SOURCE Kroll Settlement Administration
