Bumbales v. Curators of UM

A Class Action settlement has been reached in the case of Casey Bumbales v. MU Health Care, Case No. 20BA-CV03309 pending in the Circuit Court of Boone County, Missouri in Columbia Missouri.

On October 7, 2024, the Court Preliminarily approved this settlement and, by agreement of the Parties, certified this lawsuit to proceed as a class action for settlement purposes only.

If you received notice from MU Health Care (“Defendant”) that your personal information may have been compromised as a result of a Security Incident that occurred in May 2020 at Defendant, you are a member of the Settlement Class. Excluded from the Settlement Class are those persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class.

If you are a Class Member, then you may be entitled to compensation under the terms of a proposed settlement. If you are a Class Member and you wish to file a claim, object to the Settlement, or exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must do so following the procedures outlined in the Notice.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit

Do Nothing	If you do nothing, you will be included in the Settlement Class but receive no benefits. You will be bound by the Court’s judgement, and release claims against Defendant relating to the Security Incident
Submit a Claim Form By January 14, 2025	Class Members can choose to submit a claim to receive Settlement benefits. If you submit a valid claim form, assuming the Court approves the Settlement, you will receive a Participating Class Member Payment. You will be bound by the Court’s judgement and release claims against Defendant relating to the Security Incident.
Ask to be Excluded By January 14, 2025	If you want to exclude yourself or “opt out” of the Settlement, you must submit a Request to Opt Out to the Claims Administrator, postmarked on or before January 14, 2025. If so, you will not receive any benefits from the Settlement Fund and you will not release your claims you may have against Defendant relating to the Security Incident.
Object to the Settlement By January 14, 2025	If you wish to object to the Settlement, you must file your objection in writing to the Clerk of Court, and send a copy of your objection to the attorneys for all Parties. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you cannot file an objection. Class Members who do not timely make their objections in this manner will be deemed to have waived all objections and shall not be heard or have the right to appeal approval of the Settlement. If you file an objection and wish it to be considered, you must also appear at the Final Approval Hearing, in-person or through counsel, to show cause of why the proposed Settlement should not be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website.