Benefit Recovery Specialists data breach class action settlement

Update:

• Final approval of this settlement was granted July 15, 2022.
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Benefit Recovery Specialists Inc. (BRSI) agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement resolving claims it failed to protect consumers from a 2020 data breach, and claim forms must be received by the settlement administrator no later than July 29, 2022.

The settlement benefits individuals whose personal information was compromised in the Benefit Recovery Specialists data breach between April 20 and 30, 2020.

Benefit Recovery Specialists is a billing and collections company that offers services to healthcare systems. In July 2020, the company announced that a data breach compromised information for 274,837 people, according to HIPAA Journal. The breach compromised names, birth dates, provider names, policy numbers, billing codes, and some Social Security numbers.

Affected consumers quickly took legal action against Benefit Recovery Specialists, claiming the company failed to take reasonable measures to protect their data. As a result of this failure, plaintiffs and other consumers are allegedly at risk for fraud and identity theft. Consumers will struggle with these risks for years, the data breach class action lawsuit contends.

Benefit Recovery Specialists hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to resolve this class action lawsuit with a settlement agreement.

Under the terms of the BRSI lawsuit settlement, Class Members are eligible for two years of credit and identity services. These services are offered at no cost to Class Members through IDX and include credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, identity recovery, and identity theft insurance coverage up to $1 million.

The settlement also provides up to $2,500 in reimbursement for costs related to the data breach. 

Economic costs are covered if they are a direct result of the data breach and haven’t been reimbursed by a third party. However, costs that IDX denied reimbursement for are not eligible for payment under the settlement. Documentation of expenses is required, including tax documents, bills or invoices, claims documentation, and more.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is May 31, 2022. 

The final approval hearing for the Benefit Recovery Specialists data breach settlement is scheduled for July 13, 2022.

In order to receive a payment from the BRSI lawsuit settlement, Class Members must submit a valid election and/or reimbursement form by July 29, 2022. 

An election form is required for credit monitoring benefits while a reimbursement form is required for cash payments.

Who’s Eligible

The settlement benefits individuals whose personal information was compromised in the Benefit Recovery Specialists data breach between April 20 and 30, 2020.

Potential Award

Varies

Proof of Purchase

Documentation of expenses are required, including tax documents, bills or invoices, claims documentation, and more.

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

07/29/2022

Case Name

Goetz v. Benefit Recovery Specialists Inc., Case No. 20 CV 550, in the Walworth County, Wisconsin, Circuit Court

Final Hearing

07/13/2022

Settlement Website

BenefitRecoverySettlement.com

Claims Administrator

BRSI Settlement Administrator
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Info@BenefitRecoverySettlement.com
833-937-0337

Class Counsel

Lynn A. Toops
COHEN & MALAD, LLP

J. Gerard Stranch IV
BRANSTETTER STRANCH & JENNINGS PLLC

Samuel J. Strauss
TURKE & STRAUSS LLP

Defense Counsel

Claudia C. McCarron
MULLEN COUGHLIN LLC