Lincare Holdings, Inc., Data Breach Litigation

A Settlement Agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (the “Litigation”) against Lincare Holdings Inc. (“Defendant”) alleging the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information and protected health information (together “PII”) that occurred on or about September 2021, when Defendant experienced an intrusion into its system by an external individual (the “Incident”). The information that may have been disclosed in the Incident possibly included, first and last names, addresses, Lincare account numbers, date of birth, medical information, which may include information concerning medical treatments individuals received such as provider name, dates of service, diagnosis/procedure, and/or account or record numbers, health insurance information, and/or prescription information. In very limited circumstances, Social Security Numbers may have been impacted in the Incident.  

As part of this Settlement, Defendant has agreed to pay eligible Settlement Class Members for certain types of Claims, extend or provide identity theft protection and medical information monitoring services, and undertake certain preventative security measures. You must submit a Settlement Claim using a Claim Form in order to receive any recovery under the Settlement. 

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