Up to $5,000 Palomar Health Settlement: How to Claim
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Palomar Health data breach settlement: claim about $60 with no proof or up to $5,000 for losses by Oct 22, 2026. The breach lasted about two weeks, and filing a claim takes a lot less time than that.
What happened
Class period: April 23, 2024 through May 5, 2024
- Palomar Health Medical Group (Arch Health Partners, Inc.) had a cybersecurity incident on its computer systems between April 23, 2024, and May 5, 2024
- The lawsuit says people's private information was accessed, taken, disclosed, or compromised during that incident
- Palomar Health denies all wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the cost and risk of a trial
- The settlement creates a $3.1 million fund to pay class members, administration costs, and attorneys' fees
- The case is Castro et al. v. Arch Health Partners, Inc. d/b/a Palomar Health Medical Group, Case No. 37-2024-00024339-CU-NP-CTL, in San Diego County Superior Court
What you can get
Cash Payment A: Documented Losses
Up to $5,000
Proof of losses required
Cash Payment B: Alternative Cash
About $60 (estimated)
No proof needed, final amount depends on number of claims
Credit Monitoring
2 years
One bureau, includes $1 million identity fraud insurance and dark web monitoring, can be added to either cash option
Key dates
| Action | Date | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Claim deadline | October 22, 2026 | Last day to file a claim |
| Opt out | October 7, 2026 | Keep your right to sue separately |
| Object | October 7, 2026 | Tell the court you disagree |
| Final hearing | November 6, 2026 | Judge decides whether to approve |
Who may qualify
- Your private information was accessed, taken, disclosed, or compromised in the Palomar Health Medical Group data incident
- The incident took place between April 23, 2024, and May 5, 2024
- You may have received a mailed notice about this settlement
- Not eligible: Palomar Health directors, officers, and agents, government entities, and the judge, the judge's family, and court staff
How to file
- Go to the official settlement website and click "Submit Claim"
- Choose one cash option: Cash Payment A (documented losses) or Cash Payment B (about $60)
- Add two years of credit monitoring if you want it
- For Cash Payment A, upload your documents and sign under penalty of perjury
- Submit online by October 22, 2026
- To file by mail, download a paper Claim Form from the Important Documents page or call 1-844-440-4203, then mail it to the address on the form, postmarked by October 22, 2026
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Proof required
- Cash Payment B (about $60): no documents needed
- Credit monitoring: no documents needed
- Cash Payment A (up to $5,000): reasonable documents that support your losses, such as receipts, phone records, or emails
- Your own written statement alone does not count as proof, but you can include one to explain your other documents
- Losses already paid back by another source, including the credit monitoring from Palomar Health's notice letter, cannot be claimed
Payment timing
Payments will be sent after the court grants final approval (hearing set for November 6, 2026) and any appeals are resolved. The payment method is not listed on the settlement website. Check https://www.phmgdatasettlement.com/ for updates.
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Extra details
- The $60 cash payment is an estimate and may go up or down based on how many valid claims are filed
- All cash payments may be adjusted pro rata depending on the total amount claimed
- You must pick one cash option, A or B, not both
- Opt-out requests must be mailed and personally signed, postmarked by October 7, 2026
- If you do nothing, you get no payment and give up your right to sue Palomar Health over this incident
- Class Counsel may ask for up to one-third of the $3.1 million fund in attorneys' fees, plus costs
- Palomar Health has added security upgrades, including endpoint detection tools, new backup storage, and more network monitoring
- Watch for scams: file only through the official settlement website
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