People caught up in a 2024 data incident at Laboratory Services Cooperative, a Seattle nonprofit lab that runs tests for Planned Parenthood affiliates, have until November 24, 2026 to file a claim against a $6.1 million settlement fund. The settlement covers U.S. residents whose personal information was potentially compromised, and the cooperative denies all claims and any wrongdoing.
The class includes patients and employees. The settlement website defines it as all U.S. residents whose personal information was potentially compromised in the incident the lab learned of on or about October 27, 2024. Anyone who got a notice letter, or who believes the incident reached their information, can check the class definition on that site. The only way to receive a benefit is a valid claim form filed on time.
Documented losses of up to $5,000 need proof, and the claim deadline is November 24. The Settlement & Refund Recovery System has a step-by-step filing walkthrough and a claim log and payment tracker that keeps each date and receipt in one place.
Get the filing walkthrough for the lab settlement claim in the Recovery System →
What happened at the lab
The Laboratory Services Cooperative provides diagnostic testing for Planned Parenthood affiliates in 31 states, according to The HIPAA Journal. On October 27, 2024, it identified unauthorized network activity. A forensic investigation found that a hacker had accessed its network and removed data, and individuals began receiving notice letters on or around April 10, 2025.
The information involved includes names, dates of birth, contact details, medical information, claims and billing records, health insurance details, Social Security numbers and other government and state identifiers. The HIPAA Journal reports that about 1.6 million current and former patients and employees were affected.
Eight class actions followed, and the cases were combined in federal court in Washington as In re Laboratory Services Cooperative Data Breach Litigation, No. 2:25-cv-00685-BJR. The plaintiffs alleged inadequate data security and late notification. The cooperative disputes the claims.
What the fund pays
The $6.1 million fund is non-reversionary, meaning none of it returns to the cooperative. It pays for notice and administration, attorneys’ fees and costs, service awards, documented out-of-pocket losses, cash payments, and credit monitoring and Medical Shield services.
A summary of the terms by Open Class Actions lists a cash payment of up to $1,000 per person, shared pro rata, which it calls “a ceiling and not an estimate.” The HIPAA Journal says the payment may be lower depending on how many people file claims and sign up for credit monitoring. Documented losses can be reimbursed up to $5,000 per person, and ClassAction.org says proof such as receipts is required. The monitoring benefit is two years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes medical data monitoring, one-bureau credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Class counsel will ask the court for attorneys’ fees of up to one-third of the fund, about $2.03 million, plus case costs. Service awards for the two class representatives are capped at $2,500 each, or $5,000 total. The court can award less.
The dates in the notice
Three dates run through the settlement. Written requests to be excluded and written objections must be mailed to the settlement administrator, Angeion Group, by October 26, 2026. Claims must be filed online or postmarked by November 24, 2026. The court will hold a final approval hearing on January 4, 2027, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, by Zoom.
The court gave preliminary approval to the settlement on July 27, 2026. Payments and monitoring benefits are issued only if the court gives final approval and any appeals are resolved in the settlement’s favor, and no payment date has been set.
How to file the claim
People can submit a claim online through the settlement website, using the notice ID and confirmation code from the settlement notice, or print the claim form as a PDF and mail it to the administrator. A mailed form has to be postmarked by November 24.
The fund lists out-of-pocket losses, cash payments and monitoring as separate benefits, so anyone with losses should file with the supporting records at hand.
Filing with proof before November 24
The place to file is the settlement website, where the claim form, the long-form notice and the settlement agreement are posted.
Before sitting down to file, gather the notice letter with its ID and confirmation code, and any receipts, bank or card statements, or bills tied to the incident for documented losses. Write down the date each cost was paid and what it was for. Losses are reimbursed only up to $5,000, and they are reimbursed only with proof.
After filing, keep the confirmation and a copy of the form. The remaining dates to track are the January 4, 2027 hearing and whatever the administrator posts afterward about payments.
Three dates in this notice, one claim deadline
October 26 is for exclusion and objection, November 24 is the claim deadline and January 4 is the hearing. The 50-page Settlement & Refund Recovery System teaches the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice and keeps a claim log and payment tracker, so the lab settlement’s dates sit in one place.
Read the notice with the four-date rule in the Settlement & Refund Recovery System →
This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
