Est. $50 or Up to $5,000: Sonic AMCA Data Breach Settlement

What happened

Class period: August 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019

• American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a collection agency used by medical labs, reported a cybersecurity incident affecting its computer systems from about August 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019
• Personal information and protected health information of lab patients may have been impacted
• This settlement is with Sonic Healthcare U.S.A., Aurora Diagnostics LLC, Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (CPL), and Austin Pathology Associates (Austin Path)
• The Defendants deny all claims and wrongdoing but agreed to create a $6,438,578.20 settlement fund
• A separate $35 million Labcorp settlement in the same litigation closed to claims on September 3, 2026
• The case is In re: American Medical Collection Agency, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (All Actions Against Other Labs Track), Civil Action No. 19-md-2904, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

What you can get

Key dates

Who may qualify

• CPL, or AMCA on behalf of CPL, sent you a notice that your information was or may have been involved in the AMCA Security Incident
• Or Austin Path, or AMCA on behalf of Austin Path, sent you that notice
• The incident affected AMCA's computer systems from about August 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019
• You are not a Defendant or its officers or directors, the Judge or Magistrate on the case, or anyone found guilty of causing the incident

How to file

1. Go to the official Sonic claim form online
2. Choose the Alternative Cash Payment or Out-of-Pocket Losses, and choose whether to add 2 years of medical monitoring
3. If claiming Out-of-Pocket Losses, include your documents and sign the attestation
4. Submit your claim online by January 4, 2027
5. Or download the Claim Form from the Important Documents page and mail it, postmarked by January 4, 2027, to the Settlement Administrator, Attn: Claims, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, PO Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324
6. You can also call (833) 453-3715 to request a Claim Form

Proof required

• Alternative Cash Payment: no supporting documents are listed as required
• Out-of-Pocket Losses: documentation plus an attestation that the losses are fairly traceable to the Security Incident
• Self-prepared documents, such as handwritten receipts, are not enough on their own but can support other documents
• Time spent fixing fraud or identity theft must be verified and documented (up to 10 hours at $25 per hour)

Payment timing

Benefits will be sent after the Court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved, or after the time to appeal has passed. Monitoring access codes will be sent by the Settlement Administrator.

Important links

• Official website
• Claim form
• FAQs
• Documents

Contact

Extra details

• You can choose the Alternative Cash Payment or Out-of-Pocket Losses, not both; medical monitoring can be added to either
• Both cash amounts are pro rata and may go up or down depending on how many claims are filed
• Covered losses include identity theft or medical fraud costs, professional services like credit repair, notary, fax, postage, copying, mileage, long-distance charges, and credit monitoring bought on or after August 1, 2018
• Class Counsel will ask for attorneys' fees and expenses up to 34% of the fund, plus $5,000 Service Awards for each Class Representative
• The separate $35 million Labcorp settlement closed to claims on September 3, 2026; Labcorp patients are only covered here if they got a notice from CPL or Austin Path
• To opt out, mail a signed request with the case name, your full name, mailing address, phone number, and the words "Request for Exclusion," postmarked by December 3, 2026, to the Settlement Administrator, ATTN: Exclusion Request, at the address above
• You may only opt out for yourself
• Objections must be postmarked by December 3, 2026 to the Settlement Administrator, ATTN: Objection, or filed through the Court's ECF system
• The Final Fairness Hearing is January 7, 2027 at 11:00 a.m. ET in Courtroom PO 03, Frank R. Lautenberg U.S.P.O. & Courthouse, 2 Federal Square, Newark, NJ 07102; it may change without notice
• There may be future settlements with other Defendants; check https://amcadatabreachsettlement.com/ for updates
• Do not contact the Court or Clerk about the settlement
• Watch for scams: use only the official settlement website

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