Covenant Health Breach Settlement: Est. $75 + Up to $5,000

What happened

Class period: Data Incident on or around May 18, 2025 (notices sent starting around July 11, 2025)

• On or around May 18, 2025, an unauthorized actor got into Covenant Health's IT environment.
• Patient information that may have been exposed includes names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, treatment information, and health insurance information.
• Covenant Health began notifying affected people on or around July 11, 2025.
• Patients sued, saying the defendants did not properly protect their information. The defendants include Covenant Health Inc., St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital Nashua, N.H., and other Covenant Health facilities.
• The case is In re: Covenant Health Data Security Litigation, No. PENSC-CV-2025-63, in the Superior Court of Penobscot County, Maine.
• The defendants deny wrongdoing but agreed to a $2,000,000 settlement.

What you can get

Key dates

Who may qualify

• You live in the United States
• Your Private Information was compromised in the Covenant Health Data Incident on or around May 18, 2025
• You were sent notice of the Data Incident
• Patients of any Covenant Health facility, including St. Joseph Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital Nashua, N.H., may be included
• You are not excluded (directors and officers of the defendants, the assigned judges and their families and staff, and anyone who opts out)

How to file

1. Go to https://forms.covenanthealthdatasettlement.com/efiling/fr/tform/covenanthealth_claimform/new?form-version=1
2. Choose pro rata cash, documented losses, or both
3. Upload documentation if you claim documented losses
4. Submit by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 30, 2026
5. Or mail a paper Claim Form, postmarked by December 30, 2026, to: In re: Covenant Health Data Security Litigation, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391
6. Credit monitoring is automatic; you do not need a Claim Form for it

Proof required

• Pro rata cash: the official site does not list any documents for this payment
• Documented losses: documentation of losses and expenses caused by the Data Incident
• Credit monitoring: no claim or documents needed; it is automatic

Payment timing

Benefits will be distributed after the Court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. The Final Approval Hearing date has not been set yet. Payment method is not yet listed. Check https://covenanthealthdatasettlement.com/ for updates.

Important links

• Official website
• Claim form
• FAQs
• Documents

Contact

Extra details

• The $2,000,000 fund pays admin costs, attorneys' fees (up to one-third plus expenses), and $2,500 service awards to each of the 11 class representatives before class benefits
• Benefits are paid in this order: credit monitoring, documented losses, then pro rata cash; the pro rata amount is set to use up the remaining fund
• Any money left after pro rata payments goes to a court-approved non-profit
• The defendants have also agreed to security enhancements to their systems
• To opt out, mail a signed request with your full name, address, phone, and email (if any), postmarked by December 15, 2026, to the administrator, ATTN: Opt-Out Request
• To object, file with or mail to Penobscot County Superior Court, 78 Exchange St., Bangor, ME 04401 by December 15, 2026, and mail copies to Class Counsel, Defendants' Counsel, and the administrator, postmarked by the same date; objections must say whether AI was used to draft them
• Class Counsel are Casondra Turner of Milberg, PLLC; Andrew W. Ferich of Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC; and William B. Federman of Federman & Sherwood
• The Settlement Administrator is Kroll Settlement Administration LLC; you can also reach them through the online contact form at https://forms.covenanthealthdatasettlement.com/efiling/fr/contactus/general2/new?form-version=1&case_code=83491
• If you do nothing, you get no cash and give up your right to sue, but you still get credit monitoring
• Watch for scams: use the official site only

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