PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding In re City of Hope Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 24STCV09935 (Super. Ct. LA).
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against City of Hope National Medical Center and its related entities (collectively “City of Hope” or “Defendant”) relating to a data incident that was discovered in October 2023 (the “Data Security Incident”). The computer systems possibly affected by the Data Security Incident potentially contained the personal information of certain individuals. The Plaintiffs claim that City of Hope was responsible for the Data Security Incident. City of Hope denies all of the claims and is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
You are included in this Settlement as a “Settlement Class Member” if you received a notification from City of Hope in or after April 2024 regarding the Data Security Incident.
The Settlement provides for medical identity theft protection and monitoring services, as well as payments to people who submit valid claims for a Documented Loss Payment for out-of-pocket expenses and lost time (up to 4 hours at $25/hour) relating to the Data Incident up to a maximum of $5,000 per individual. The Settlement also provides an option for Settlement Class Members to submit a claim for an Alternative Cash Payment estimated to be $100, which may be adjusted on a pro rata basis, in lieu of a Documented Loss Payment. In addition to medical identity theft protection and monitoring services and a Documented Loss Payment or Alternative Cash Payment, Settlement Class Members who are residents of California (and/or who resided in California at any point between September 19, 2023 and January 13, 2026) are entitled to an additional California Statutory Cash Payment estimated to be $250, which may adjusted on a pro rata basis. The only way to receive a benefit is to file a claim. The claim deadline is January 13, 2026.
If you do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by December 15, 2025. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you will receive no benefits under the Settlement and will not be legally bound by the Court’s judgments related to the Settlement Class and City of Hope in this class action.
If you stay in the Settlement, you may object to it by December 15, 2025, if you do not agree with any part of it. You can object to the Settlement only if you stay in the Settlement Class.
If you do nothing, you will remain in the Settlement Class, you will not be eligible for benefits, and you will be bound by the decisions of the Court and give up your rights to sue Defendant and the Released Parties for the claims resolved by this Settlement.
On February 20, 2026, the Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing to determine whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees up to $2,833,333.33, litigation costs and expenses up to $50,000, and for service awards of up to $4,000 for each of the Class Representatives. The Motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses and service awards will be posted on the Settlement Website after it is filed. You or your own lawyer, if you have one, may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost, but you do not have to.
This is only a summary. For more information, including a Claim Form, visit www.CityofHopeDataBreachSettlement.com.
SOURCE Kroll Settlement Administration
