Wayne Memorial Data Breach Settlement: Who Can Claim and How

The class covers people whose private information was accessible in the Wayne Memorial Hospital incident discovered around June 3, 2024. The hospital says unauthorized access may have occurred from about May 30 through June 3, 2024 and mailed notices to potentially affected people in August 2025.

Directors and officers of Wayne Memorial, governmental entities, the assigned judge and immediate family, court staff, and people who opt out are excluded.

A class member may choose one of two cash paths and may also enroll in two years of credit monitoring. The cash choices cannot be combined.

• Up to $5,000 for qualifying documented fraud or identity-theft losses.
• Or an estimated $25 alternative cash payment without documentation.
• Two years of single-bureau credit monitoring with $1 million in identity-theft insurance, in addition to either cash choice.

The documented-loss option requires reasonable records showing an actual, unreimbursed monetary loss from fraud or identity theft that was more likely than not caused by the incident. Personal declarations may explain other evidence but generally are not enough by themselves.

The estimated $25 alternative payment requires no documentation. Both cash choices still require a valid claim.

Submit the official online form by December 7, 2026, or mail a completed form postmarked by that date. The online process requires the Unique ID and Passcode from the mailed notice. Include supporting records if requesting documented losses.

You will not receive cash. The notice says you will receive a credit-monitoring enrollment code, remain in the class, and give up the right to sue Wayne Memorial separately over the released claims if the settlement becomes final.

The Court is scheduled to consider final approval on January 27, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Cash payments and monitoring become available only after approval is final. The notice does not give a distribution date; check the official site for hearing updates.

Opting out removes you from the settlement. You receive no monitoring or cash but preserve any individual rights concerning the released claims. A personally signed request must be postmarked and mailed by November 7, 2026.

Objecting asks the Court not to approve some or all of the settlement while you remain a class member. A written objection must follow all requirements in notice question 20 and be mailed by November 7, 2026.