Weigand, et al. v Group 1001 Insurance Holdings, LLC et al.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA (INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION)
CASE NO. 1:23-CV-01452-RLY-TAB
NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
A Court authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
If You Previously Received a Notice Stating You Were Potentially
Impacted by the Defendants’ Data Incident, You Are Eligible to Receive Payments
from a Class Action Settlement
If you received a Notice, you are eligible to receive a payment from a proposed $4,759,470 class action settlement (the “Settlement Fund”). To be eligible to make a claim, you must be one of the persons whose personal information may have been compromised as a result of the Data Incident perpetrated on Group 1001 Insurance Holdings, LLC, Group 1001 Resources, LLC, Clear Spring Life and Annuity Company, and Delaware Life Insurance Company (collectively, “Defendants”), as identified on the Class List.
The class action lawsuit concerns the Data Incident
involving the potential exposure of the confidential, personal information of
approximately 475,947 of Defendants’ and their affiliates’ and cedents’ current,
former, and prospective customers, employees, employee dependents, payees,
annuitants, beneficiaries, agents, and others, on or about February 9, 2023.
Defendants deny any wrongdoing and deny that they have any
liability but have agreed to settle the Litigation on a class-wide basis.
Eligible
claimants under the Agreement will be eligible to receive:
❖Reimbursement
for any Out-of-Pocket Losses and/or Lost Time as a result of the Data Incident;
To submit a claim visit hereor call (833) 522-7100 to
request a Claim Form. You must submit a Claim Form online or by mail to be postmarked no
later than October 10, 2024.
For more information, review this website or call (833) 522-7100.
Please read this website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
Summary of Legal Rights
Deadline
Submit a Claim Form
The only way to receive a payment from the settlement.
Submitted or postmarked on or before October
10th, 2024
Exclude Yourself by
Opting Out of the Settlement Class
Receive no payment. This is the only option that
allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against the Releasees for
the same claims.
Mailed and postmarked on or before September 10th,
2024
Object to the
Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing
You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree
with the settlement. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can
also ask to speak to the Court at the Final Approval Hearing on October 3, 2024, about
the fairness of the settlement, with or without your own attorney.
Mailed and postmarked on or before September
10th, 2024
Do Nothing
Receive no payment from the settlement. Give up any right to bring any other lawsuit
against the Releasees for the same claims.
N/A
Your rights and
options as a Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights –
are explained in this website.
The Court still
will have to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments to Class Members
will be made only if the Court approves the settlement and after any possible
appeals are resolved.
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel for the Parties and controlled by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
Click here to safely and securely submit a Claim Form.
Important Dates
Deadline to Opt-Out
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
You must complete and mail your request for exclusion form so that it is postmarked no later than Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Deadline to Object
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
You must mail your objection(s) and/or notice of intent to appear at the Final Approval Hearing so that it/they are postmarked no later than Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
Deadline to Submit Claims
Thursday, October 10, 2024
You must submit your Claim Form on-line no later than Thursday, October 10, 2024, or mail your completed paper Claim Form so that it is postmarked no later than Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Final Approval Hearing Date
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2024. Please check this website for updates.