Vi Living Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
Classic Resident Management Limited Partnership, which does business as Chicago-based Vi Living, the operator of 10 continuing care retirement communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and South Carolina, has agreed to settle a class action data breach lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.
A network intrusion was detected on or around March 13, 2023, and it was confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed files containing personal data and potentially copied that information from the network. The compromised data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, and medical information. Up to 61,425 individuals were affected and had their information exposed or stolen and were notified about the data breach on September 9, 2023.
A class action lawsuit Givony, et al. v. Classic Residence Management Limited Partnership d/b/a Vi – was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois that claimed the breach could have been prevented if reasonable and appropriate cybersecurity measures had been implemented. The lawsuit asserted claims of negligence, negligence per se, breach of contract, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment.
Vi Living denies all claims and contentions in the lawsuit but agreed to a settlement with no admission of liability or wrongdoing. Under the terms of the settlement, class members can receive up to $6,500 in cash benefits plus two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. Up to $1,500 may be claimed for reimbursement of ordinary losses incurred as a result of the data breach, plus up to $5,000 reimbursement for documented unreimbursed extraordinary losses.
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The settlement has received preliminary approval from the court and the final approval hearing is scheduled for February 19, 2025. Claims must be submitted by February 3, 2025.
