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Change Healthcare Notice of Data Breach Received by MDL Magistrate Judge and Law Clerk
Judge and law clerk overseeing the litigation are among the millions of Americans who have received a data breach notice from Change Healthcare, after their private health information was compromised.
A magistrate judge assigned to assist with pretrial proceedings in all federal Change Healthcare lawsuits has indicated that she, along with a law clerk, were recently notified that they were affected by the massive data breach that launched the litigation.
The Change Healthcare data breach was first disclosed in February 2024, when the company reported that hackers had gained access to the names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, medical records, insurance details and other sensitive data for up to 100 million individuals.
While Change Healthcare is not well known among most U.S. consumers, it provides critical software, analytics and services for medical providers throughout the healthcare system, and some estimates suggest that one out of every three Americans has their private health information pass through the company’s servers.
Over the past six months, there has been an influx of Change Healthcare data breach class action lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system, each raising similar allegations that cybersecurity failures allowed hackers to access personal identifying and medical information.
Given common questions of fact and law raised in the claims, a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been established in the District of Minnesota, where U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank is presiding over coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings. However, the size and scope of the litigation continues to increase as individuals receive Change Healthcare notices about the data breach on a rolling basis.
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Lawyers are reviewing potential claims for individuals whose private medical information and other personal details were compromised in a data breach at Change Healthcare.
Learn More About this Lawsuit SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATIONDuring a status hearing held on December 16, Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster announced that she and a law clerk assigned to the MDL both received a Notice of Data Breach from Change Healthcare. She indicated that the letter would not impact how they are handling the litigation, but called on plaintiffs and defendants to notify the court on their position about whether Judge Foster and the clerk should recuse themselves.
Attorneys representing both Plaintiffs (PDF) and Defendants (PDF) submitted letters on December 27, indicating that they felt no recusals were necessary.
“Defendants Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, United Healthcare, Inc., Optum, Inc., and Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC do not view Your Honor’s receipt of a notice letter as necessitating recusal,” defendants indicated.
“Plaintiffs, like Defendants, do not view the Court’s receipt of this breach notice as grounds for recusal and are certain of the Court’s ability to remain fair and impartial in this action,” according to the plaintiffs’ letter.
The letters come as the parties continue to hold a series of Change Healthcare lawsuit settlement talks early in the MDL proceedings. Such meetings are common in complex litigation, where they are often used as a judicial tool to facilitate detailed and confidential discussions that can expedite settlement processes.
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7 Comments
KeirraJanuary 17, 2025 at 8:49 pm
My mental health is horrible because of this. I purchased 5 phones because it wants to jump from lne phone to the next. IM SCARED THEY ARE SEEING MY BODY MY PRIVACY IS DEFINITELY INVADED IT TURNS ON MY CAMERA MY MIC IT CUTS OUT ON APPLICSTIONS I BE TRYING TO FIL OUT. IM LOSING MY HOUSE MY CAR BECAUSE MY MENTAL AN CANT FIND A JOB WITH NO MONEY PLEASE STOP THIS AN HELP!!
RhondaJanuary 12, 2025 at 11:05 am
I was notified from change of the data breach and I now understood why I was getting denied for credit cards and loan applications for cars! I am a disabled below the knee amputee and need transportation bad and kept being not approved due to my credit score etc!!!! Now all my information is on the black web due to this breach...I am stressed beyond belief...anxiety thru the roof and affecting my [Show More]I was notified from change of the data breach and I now understood why I was getting denied for credit cards and loan applications for cars! I am a disabled below the knee amputee and need transportation bad and kept being not approved due to my credit score etc!!!! Now all my information is on the black web due to this breach...I am stressed beyond belief...anxiety thru the roof and affecting my mental, physical and financial livelihood!! . I want this corrected immediately and full compensation for all I am going thru.
DeloresJanuary 10, 2025 at 12:27 pm
My information was found on the black web
JoyceJanuary 7, 2025 at 3:04 pm
My information has been found on the black web
CynthiaJanuary 6, 2025 at 8:26 pm
My credit score went from680 to 528. Scammers and the Black Web have my personal information all over
LindaJanuary 4, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Yes change healthcare sent me paperwork telling me that all of my information was stolen or being used on the black web is where it's been found I don't know what else to tell you
TheresaJanuary 4, 2025 at 1:21 pm
I was notified from change of the data breach and I now understood why I was getting calls for houses being purchased under my info..cars..credit cards...my information is now on the black web due to this breach...I am stressed beyond belief...anxiety thru the roof and affecting my job... I want thisccorrected and full compensation for all I am going thru.