Oakland data breach class action settlement

The city of Oakland, California, has agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2023 data breach that compromised sensitive personal information.

The Oakland data breach settlement benefits individuals whose personal information was stored, possessed or controlled by the city of Oakland and who were notified by the city of the data security incident.

According to the class action lawsuit, the city of Oakland failed to protect sensitive personal information from a data breach that occurred in February 2023.

The breach compromised sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical information, city record information and city internal report information.

Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of about 440,000.

The city has not admitted any wrongdoing but has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to resolve the data breach class action lawsuit.

Under the terms of the Oakland data breach settlement, class members can receive up to $350 for ordinary losses, including up to three hours of lost time at a rate of $25 per hour.

Class members can also get up to $10,000 for extraordinary losses, including documented monetary loss or fraud caused by the misuse of their personal information.

All class members are eligible to receive three years of three-bureau credit monitoring services.

Class members who served as police officers for the city of Oakland and received a written notice of the data security incident are also eligible to receive a cash payment of $175.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is April 6, 2025.

The final approval hearing for the Oakland data breach settlement is scheduled for June 3, 2025.

To receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by May 6, 2025.

Who’s Eligible

Individuals whose personal information was stored, possessed or controlled by the city of Oakland and who were notified of a data breach in March 2023.

Potential Award

Varies

Proof of Purchase

Documentation of unreimbursed expenses, such as costs or charges for obtaining credit reports, credit freezes, credit monitoring or identity theft protection services and time spent addressing the data breach. 

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

05/06/2025

Case Name

Hada Gonzalez, et al. v. City of Oakland, Case No. 23CV031786, in the California Superior Court for Alameda County

Final Hearing

06/03/2025

Settlement Website

OaklandDataBreachSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Oakland Data Breach Settlement
c/o Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
[email protected]
866-675-2919

Class Counsel

Scott Edward Cole, Esq.
COLE & VAN NOTE

Joseph R. Lucia, Esq.
RAINS LUCIA STERN ST. PHALLE & SILVER P.C.

Defense Counsel

Casie D. Collignon, Esq.
Matt Pearson, Esq.
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP