Pape-Dawson Engineers data breach $250K class action settlement

Pape-Dawson Engineers agreed to a $250,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2022 data breach that compromised personal information and protected health data.

The settlement benefits individuals who were identified by Pape-Dawson Engineers as being affected by the 2022 data breach. 

According to the data breach class action lawsuit, Pape-Dawson failed to prevent a data breach discovered on Feb. 21, 2022. The data breach allegedly compromised Social Security numbers, medical information and other sensitive data.

Pape-Dawson Engineers is a civil engineering company that offers transportation, water, land development, environmental and surveying services.

Pape-Dawson hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to a $250,000 settlement to resolve the class action lawsuit.

Under the terms of the settlement, class members can receive $325 for ordinary expense reimbursement for bank fees, communication charges, credit costs and up to three hours of lost time compensated at a rate of $25 per hour. 

Class members who experienced extraordinary data breach losses as a result of fraud or identity theft may be able to recover higher reimbursement payments of up to $4,000.

All class members can receive one year of free credit monitoring services through CyEx. These services include single-bureau credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million insurance and other support.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is Oct. 10, 2023.

The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Nov. 13, 2023.

In order to receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Nov. 9, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

Individuals who were identified by Pape-Dawson as being impacted by the 2022 data breach.

Potential Award

$4,325

Proof of Purchase

Documentation required varies depending on the type of claim being made but may include third-party documents such as telephone or cellphone bills, gas receipts, postage receipts, bank account statements reflecting out-of-pocket expenses, and receipts or account statements reflecting credit-monitoring or identity-theft insurance services purchases.

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

11/09/2023

Case Name

Charitat v. Pape-Dawnson Engineers Inc., Case No. 2022CI21570, in the 438th Judicial District for Bexar County, Texas

Final Hearing

11/13/2023

Settlement Website

PapeDawsonDataIncidentSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Pape-Dawson Settlement Administrator
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Info@PapeDawsonDataIncidentSettlement.com
877-780-7773

Class Counsel

Gary M Klinger 
MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON PHILLIPS GROSSMAN PLLC

Raina Borrelli 
Samuel Strauss 
TURKE & STRAUSS LLP

Defense Counsel

Amanda N Harvey 
MULLEN COUGHLIN LLC