Eisner Advisory Data Breach Settlement: Who Can Claim

You must submit a valid, timely Claim Form to request any settlement benefit. The notice presents the loss reimbursement, monitoring, and cash payment as benefits that Settlement Class Members may claim; California Subclass Members may also claim the additional California payment.

• Up to $5,000 for documented monetary losses tied to the incident. This can include unreimbursed credit-monitoring costs incurred from September 4, 2023 through the claim deadline, actual fraud or identity-theft losses, and certain bank fees, phone charges, postage, or local-travel costs.
• Two years of single-bureau credit monitoring with at least $1 million in identity-theft insurance.
• A cash payment estimated at $100. The actual amount can go up or down depending on valid claims and the money available in the fund.
• If you are a California resident and part of the Settlement Class, you may also request an additional $50 CCPA payment. This is in addition to the other benefits, but it may be reduced if insufficient money remains after the listed costs and higher-priority payments.

Do not request reimbursement for an expense that another source has already paid back.

• For documented monetary losses, you must say that the loss or expense resulted from the data incident and provide reasonable third-party documents supporting it.
• The notice gives examples of possible documents only through its description of covered losses; it does not specify a complete list of acceptable records.
• The cash payment and credit-monitoring request do not state that supporting loss documents are required. Credit monitoring must be selected on the Claim Form.

The notice says a claim must be filed within 90 days of the Notice Date, and gives October 9, 2026 as the electronic-submission and mailing deadline.

• Submit the Claim Form online, by return postcard, or by physical mail to the Settlement Administrator.
• An online claim must be submitted by October 9, 2026. A mailed claim must be postmarked by October 9, 2026.
• If requesting credit monitoring, mark that request on the form. Codes will be sent to the email or mailing address you provide.

The notice does not say that a notice letter is required for membership.

• The class includes people affected by the Eisner Data Incident discovered in September 2023. Receiving an Eisner notice letter is one example, but the notice says the class is not limited to people who received a letter.
• The class excludes Eisner and certain related people and entities; the judge, court staff, and their immediate families; attorneys for the settling parties; people who timely opt out; and people found guilty of, or who plead no contest to, causing or helping cause the incident.
• California Subclass Members are Settlement Class Members who live in California.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. It is different from objecting: an objection asks the Court to change or reject the settlement, while an exclusion removes you from it.

• You will not receive settlement benefits.
• You keep the ability to bring your own lawsuit about claims covered by this settlement.
• Send a signed written exclusion request by mail, postmarked no later than September 9, 2026. It must include your full name, current address, telephone number, email address, personal signature, and “Request for Exclusion” or a similar statement at the top.

Doing nothing does not submit a claim. To seek benefits, you must submit a Claim Form by the deadline.

• You will not receive any settlement benefits.
• If the settlement is approved and becomes final, you will be bound by its release. That means you cannot start, continue, or join another lawsuit against the defendants or released parties over the issues this settlement resolves.

Final approval is not guaranteed. The Court had not yet approved the settlement when this notice was issued.

• The Court is scheduled to consider final approval on October 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CDT.
• Even if the Court approves the settlement, payments will be distributed only after approval becomes final. Appeals could delay that process, possibly for more than a year.
• The notice does not give a specific payment date.