True Health New Mexico data breach class action settlement

Insurance provider True Health New Mexico agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patient data from a 2021 data breach.

The settlement benefits individuals who received a notification from True Health New Mexico that their personal identifiers and/or health information may have been compromised in a data breach Oct. 5, 2021.

Plaintiffs in several data breach class action lawsuits claimed the company failed to protect their sensitive information from an October 2021 ransomware attack that compromised identifiers and protected health information. According to the data breach class actions, this incident affected nearly 63,000 patients.

True Health New Mexico is a health insurance provider. The company discontinued its healthcare plans in New Mexico at the end of 2022.

True Health hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay an undisclosed sum as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve these allegations.

Under the terms of the True Health New Mexico lawsuit settlement, class members can receive reimbursement of up to $250 for data breach-related expenses (credit-related costs, bank fees, communication charges, etc.) and up to five hours of lost time at a rate of $20 per hour. 

Class members who experienced “extraordinary” expenses related to the data breach can receive higher payments of up to $5,000 for actual, documented and unreimbursed monetary losses caused by fraud or identity theft resulting from the data breach. This reimbursement may include three additional hours of unreimbursed lost time compensated at a rate of $20 per hour.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is April 14, 2023.

The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for May 10, 2023.

To receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Aug. 14, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

Individuals who received a notification from True Health New Mexico that their personal identifiers and/or health information may have been compromised in a data breach Oct. 5, 2021.

Potential Award

$5,250

Proof of Purchase

Documentation of data breach-related losses and expenses

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

08/14/2023

Case Name

McCullough, et al. v. True Health New Mexico Inc., Case No. D-202-CV-2021-06816, in the 2nd District Court of the State of New Mexico

Clement, et al. v. True Health New Mexico Inc., Case No. D-101-CV-2022-00129, in the 2nd District Court of the State of New Mexico

Shanks, et al. v. True Health New Mexico Inc., Case No. D-202-CV-2022-00449, in the 2nd District Court of the State of New Mexico

Final Hearing

05/10/2023

Settlement Website

THNMSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

True Health Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 4190
Portland, OR 97208-4190
info@THNMSettlement.com
877-506-4514

Class Counsel

Ben Barnow 
Anthony Parkhill 
BARNOW AND ASSOCIATES PC

Andrew W Ferich 
AHDOOT & WOLFSON PC

Defense Counsel

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP