Vi Living Class Members Get up to $6,500 Compensation Over Data Breach

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Class members of the senior living community Vi Living are eligible for a $6,500 compensation following a data breach lawsuit filed in 2023
• Members must submit a valid claim form by Feb. 3, 2025

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Individuals whose personal information has been compromised by a data breach from Vi Living are eligible for a cash compensation of up to $6,500 after the organization agreed to settle a class action lawsuit.

The settlement stemmed from a lawsuit filed last year following a data breach on March 13, 2023, that compromised the sensitive information of its members.

According to an investigation, an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive information including names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, payment card data, medical treatment information,n and health data.

The lawsuit said Vi Living could have prevented the breach through reasonable cybersecurity measures but failed to do so out of negligence.

Vi Living, a luxury senior living community with locations across the United States, did not admit to any wrongdoing but agreed to settle an undisclosed sum to resolve the case.

Settlement terms

Under the terms of the settlement, class members are eligible to receive up to $1,500 in reimbursement for ordinary losses related to the data breach. This includes bank fees, communication charges, travel expenses, credit-related costs, and up to seven hours of lost time at a rate of $25 per hour.

Class members who claim lost time must provide documentation or a written explanation of how the lost time is connected to a documented out-of-pocket loss.

Meanwhile, class members who experienced fraud and identity theft that was reasonably traceable to the breach are also eligible for a payment of up to $5,000 for extraordinary losses.

All class members are eligible for two years of free Medical Shield Complete Monitoring with one bureau monitoring. This service includes $1 million in medical identity theft insurance, real-time medical data monitoring services, and access to fraud resolution agents.

As part of the settlement, Vi Living agreed to make information security improvements to protect its systems and from future data breaches.

The deadline for exclusion and objection was Jan. 3, 2025.

Meanwhile, the final approval hearing for the data breach settlement is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2025.

To receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Feb. 3, 2025.