Community Surgical Supply data breach class action lawsuit settlement

Update:

The court granted this settlement final approval Nov. 17, 2023.Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Settlements & Payouts Facebook group.

The settlement class is made up of anyone whose full name and other PII was potentially accessed during the data incident between Oct. 15, 2021, and Dec. 20, 2021.

By allowing the security breach, the plaintiff asserted, Community Surgical Supply was guilty of negligence, negligence per se, breach of confidence, intrusion upon seclusion, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. 

The private information that was allegedly compromised included full names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or other government identification numbers and passport numbers.

Community Surgical Supply is a clinically focused home care equipment and services provider with 18 locations in the northeast United States. 

The company denies any accusations of wrongdoing but has agreed to the settlement to resolve the claims.

Settlement class members can receive a number of benefits from the settlement.

All class members will receive the opportunity to claim two years of credit monitoring services through Aura from the effective date of the settlement. A claim form must be filed requesting this service.

They can also claim cash reimbursements up to $500 for documented ordinary expenses incurred as a result of the data incident, including reimbursement for time lost dealing with the breach at a rate of $20 an hour for a maximum of three hours. Ordinary expenses include unreimbursed bank fees, long-distance phone charges, postage and more.

Class members may also claim reimbursement for extraordinary expenses related to the data breach, such as identity theft; tax, medical or other fraud; and other actual misues of their personal information, provided the loss is an actual documented and unreimbursed monetary loss that was more likely than not caused by the breach and is not already covered by one or more of the ordinary loss compensation categories. The claimant also must have made reasonable efforts to avoid or seek reimbursement for the loss, including, exhausting available credit monitoring or identity monitoring insurance. The loss must have occurred between Oct. 15, 2021, and Nov. 17, 2023.

The deadline to opt out of or object to the settlement is Nov. 2, 2023.

A final fairness hearing in the Community Surgical Supply data breach class action lawsuit settlement will take place on Nov. 9, 2023.

Claim forms must be submitted by Nov. 17, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

Anyone whose full name and other PII was potentially accessed during the data incident between Oct. 15, 2021, and Dec. 20, 2021.

Potential Award

Varies

Proof of Purchase

Reasonable documentation showing that the ordinary or extraordinary expenses were more likely than not caused by the data breach. Class members seeking reimbursement of $750 or more must provide their name, gender, date of birth and the last five digits of their Social Security number or their full Medicare Beneficiary Identification Number to be eligible to receive a payment.

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

11/17/2023

Case Name

Viruet v. Community Surgical Supply Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-05063, in the Superior Court Of New Jersey, Law Division: Ocean County

Final Hearing

11/09/2023

Settlement Website

CSSSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Viruet v. Community Surgical Supply
PO Box 301134
Los Angeles, CA 90030-1134
info@CSSSettlement.com
866-573-4018

Class Counsel

Vicki J Maniatis
Gary M Klinger
David K Lietz
Alexandra M Honeycutt
MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, PLLC

Terence R Coates
Justin C Walker
Jonathan T Deters
MARKOVITS STOCK & DEMARCO LLC

Defense Counsel

TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP