The Brightline Data Security Incident reached preliminary approval on 24 September 2024, and the claim filing portal of the settlement is open. The case is currently pending in the United States District Court Southern District of Florida.
Brightline Inc.’s lawsuit involves the data breach incident that happened in 2023. People affected due to the data breach can receive compensation from the $7 million settlement fund. People living in the US affected by Brightline 2023 can check the settlement details here from eligibility to claiming process.
Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement
The cyber attack on Brightline Inc. a pediatric behavioral health provider occurred in January 2023. The lawsuit was filed against the company after the data breach claiming unauthorized access or acquisition of customers’ personal information and access to Forta GoAnywhere MFT (secure file transfer solution) that the company uses.
The plaintiff alleges around one million customers were affected by the data breach. The defendant did issue the notice of potential identity theft in April 2023 following the unauthorized access. Now, the lawsuit has reached a settlement, where Plaintiff and defendants both have agreed to the $7 million settlement.
Now that the court has granted the preliminary approval, the Claim filing portal for Brightline settlement for the eligible class members is open. The affected US residents can submit the claim to receive compensation before 26 February 2025.
Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement Important Dates
The eligible class members of Bright line Data Security 2023 incident settlement should mark the following dates to exercise their right and stay up-to-date with the settlement events:
| Brightline Data breach settlement event | Dates |
| Claim deadline | 26 February 2025 |
| Exclude from/ Object the settlement | 09 January 2025 |
| Final Approval Hearing | 10 February 2025 |
What makes you a class member of Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement?
The US residents who meet the following conditions can submit the claim as the Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement class member:
- You are a United States resident and received a Brightline Data Incident notice saying your private information may be acquired or impacted due to a data breach incident followed by unauthorized access.
- The class period for Brightline Data Incident includes 20 January 2023 to 26 February 2025.
- The California residents residing in California on 30 Jan 2023 are Subclass members of the settlement.
Exclusion:
- The settlement excludes employees, agents, officers, directors, and subsidies of Brightline from the settlement.
- The government entities are excluded from the settlement.
- The judge, court staff, and immediate family of the judge are excluded from the settlement.
Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement Amount per person
The Brightline Data security settlement provides various benefits to the class members based on their loss and inconvenience suffered due to the data breach. The amount of each claimant can vary depending on the cash payment they select and other benefits.
Here’s the breakdown of the Brightline Data security incident settlement benefit:
- Cash Payment: The class members have two options for cash payments A or B. All the class members can claim either of them to receive the compensation.
- Cash Payment A: The class members can receive cash up to $5000 when they present documents loss-proof of out-of-pocket losses, and fraudulent charges, such as account statements, receipts, etc. It’s a reimbursed amount for the document you lost or spent. The class members should know if the evidence is not reasonable enough, their claim can be denied.
- Cash Payment B: IF you don’t have proof, you can claim the Cash Payment B, where the claimants will receive a fixed $100.
- Statutory Award for California Subclass Members: The California subclass members can make an additional claim of $100 while submitting the claim.
- Free Credit Monitoring Services: The class members can also claim the free credit monitoring services for an additional year if they have accepted Brightline for a two years offer, if not, the settlement offers 3 year free service.
The settlement administrator before distributing the class members’ compensation first clears the settlement administrator’s expense, attorney fees & costs, and service award for class representatives.
The compensation amount depends on the number of valid claims and the above expenses, so the class members expect a decrease or reduction in the payments if the claimants increase or the claims submitted by the members.
How to claim the Brightline Data Security Incident Settlement?
The US resident affected by the Brightline 2023 data breach and received the notice of potential identity theft can claim the settlement through the following ways:
- Online: the settlement website of the Brightline Data Security Incident is active, you can visit the website at https://brightlinedatasecuritysettlement.com/ and click the Start Your Claim option. You would need your Unique ID and PIN you receive in the notice with relevant documents.
- Offline: You can download and take a printout of the Brightline Data Security Claim form from the settlement website and post the filled form with relevant documents to the following address:
- Brightline Data Incident Settlement
- c/ o Settlement Administrator
- PO Box 4867
- Portland, OR
- 97208 4867
When will you receive the Brightline Data Security Settlement compensation?
The Brightline Data Security settlement has got the preliminary approval, the final approval hearing will be conducted on 10 Feb 2025 in Florida District Court. The hearing will assess the fairness and reasonability of the settlement to ensure it’s in the best interest of class members.
After the Court approves, the Settlement administrator will process the cash payment electronically or by paper check. The class members can expect the compensation payout within 30 to 90 days based on the payment method or if no one has appealed the settlement.
The Brightline Data Security Settlement of $7 million claim forms is out. The class members should submit the claim form now or before 26 Feb 2025 to receive the cash payment and other benefits.