EyeCare Partners Data Breach Settlement

The settlement class is limited to people who received direct notice that their Private Information may have been compromised in this EyeCare data incident. It excludes EyeCare directors and officers, government entities, the assigned judge and that judge’s immediate family, and court staff.

The two cash options are alternatives: a person cannot receive both documented-loss reimbursement and the $50 payment. Medical monitoring may be used along with either choice.

• Documented losses: You can seek reimbursement for actual, unreimbursed expenses tied to the data incident, up to $3,000 per person. This requires documentation for each loss.
• Alternative cash payment: Instead of documented-loss reimbursement, you can request a flat $50 without loss documentation.
• Medical monitoring: One year of CyEx Medical Monitoring is available in addition to either cash option. It does not require a Claim Form.

• For a documented-loss claim, provide documentation for every expense. The loss must be unreimbursed, fairly traceable to the incident, and incurred between the incident date and the claim deadline.
• For the $50 alternative cash payment, the notice does not require loss documentation.
• The Claims Administrator may ask for more information. If a documented-loss claim lacks acceptable documentation, it may be changed to the $50 payment instead.

The activation code is needed to enroll; the monitoring is not described as something that begins without enrollment.

• Use the activation code included with your individual notice.
• Enroll online through the CyEx enrollment link listed in the notice, or call 1-800-485-1017 and follow the enrollment instructions.
• You do not need to submit a Claim Form to receive this one-year monitoring benefit.

A cash claim is required even if you are requesting the $50 payment, which does not need loss documents.

• Submit a Claim Form by January 26, 2027 if seeking either cash option.
• The notice says a form may be completed online. A paper form may be downloaded or requested from the Claims Administrator.
• Completed paper forms and required supporting documents may be submitted online, by email, or by mail.

This information is requested so the Settlement Administrator can report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

• The notice identifies a special reporting requirement for a Medicare beneficiary who sought treatment for emotional distress related to the data incident and will receive more than $750 under the settlement.
• That person must provide their name, gender, date of birth, and either a Social Security number or Medicare Beneficiary Number on the Claim Form to be eligible for payment.

The January claim deadline does not mean payment is due then. The notice does not give a fixed payment date because final approval, possible appeals, and claim approval can affect timing.

• The Court must approve the settlement, and appeals could delay or prevent it from becoming final.
• If it becomes final, approved claims are to be paid by check or electronic distribution within 75 days of the Effective Date or within 30 days after claim approval, whichever is later.
• A check is void 90 days after it is issued. The notice allows a request to reissue it until 180 days after the Effective Date.

Leaving the settlement is also called opting out.

• To leave the settlement, send an individually signed written exclusion request clearly stating that you want to be excluded. It must be mailed and postmarked by February 22, 2027.
• A person who excludes themselves receives no settlement benefits but is not bound by the settlement's terms.
• If you remain in the class and do nothing, you receive no cash payment, but after final approval and judgment you give up the right to bring or continue claims that the settlement releases.

The hearing is scheduled for March 23, 2027 at 8:30 a.m. in Independence, Missouri. Attendance is not required. A class member who properly objected may appear, and the notice says a person who did not object may ask to speak subject to the Court's discretion.

• You must remain in the settlement class to object; someone who opts out cannot object.
• A written objection must be postmarked by February 22, 2027. It must identify the objector, the case, the basis for class membership, and the reasons for the objection, among other listed information.
• The objection must be filed with the court and mailed to Class Counsel, EyeCare's counsel, and the Settlement Administrator by the deadline.