$11.5 Million Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Settlement Resolves Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the University of Washington have agreed to pay an $11,500,000 settlement to end a proposed data breach class action lawsuit over a November 2023 cyberattack that impacted Fred Hutch’s current and former patients.

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The official website for the deal can be found at FredHutchSettlement.com.

The Fred Hutch settlement covers more than 2.1 million people in the United States whose private information was potentially or actually compromised in the data security incident, including all those who were sent notice by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center or its authorized representatives.

The $11.5 million deal, which the court preliminarily approved in January 2025, resolves claims that unauthorized third parties gained access to Fred Hutch’s computer system between November 10 and November 25, 2023 due to the defendant’s alleged failure to implement and maintain reasonable data security safeguards. According to the settlement website, the Fred Hutch data breach exposed patients’ names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health insurance information, medical histories, details about their conditions, and other sensitive information. 

To get benefits from the settlement, class members must submit a valid claim form online or by mail by May 7, 2025.

You can file a claim form online by heading to this page and entering the class member ID located in the personalized settlement notice you may have received. You can also download, print and mail in a PDF claim form.

As part of the Fred Hutch settlement, eligible individuals can file a claim to get up to $5,000 in reimbursement for documented, out-of-pocket losses incurred as a direct result of the data breach, such as unreimbursed losses relating to fraud, identity theft or credit monitoring.

Covered Fred Hutch data breach victims can also claim two years of medical identity theft protection and monitoring services.

Finally, class members can submit a claim to receive a pro-rated cash payment of up to $599.

“While these payments may be up to $599, if many Settlement Class Members elect to receive this payment, this amount will be correspondingly smaller,” the site reads. “For example, if five percent (5%) of the Settlement Class elect to receive both medical monitoring and pro rata benefits from the Settlement (and without accounting for any claims for Out-of-Pocket Losses), this payment will be approximately $60.”

In lieu of filing a claim form electronically or mailing a PDF version, class members can get their pro-rated cash payments and medical identity theft monitoring services by filling out and mailing the “tear-off” claim form that was sent along with their postcard settlement notice.

Before class members can receive their settlement benefits, the court needs to grant final approval to the settlement terms at a hearing scheduled for May 20, 2025. Cash payouts will be distributed to eligible class members only if the deal is ultimately approved.

Head to ClassAction.org’s settlements page for a complete list of data breach settlements.