$3.85M Cardiovascular Consultants Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Sept. 2023 Data Breach

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Cardiovascular Consultants has agreed to a $3,850,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the healthcare practice failed to protect the sensitive information stored on its systems from a data breach discovered in September 2023.

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The $3.85 million Cardiovascular Consultants class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on February 24, 2026 and covers all United States residents whose personal information was potentially compromised in the data breach discovered by the practice in September 2023, including all who were sent notice of the incident.

The court-approved website for the Cardiovascular Consultants (CVC) data breach settlement can be found at CVCDataSettlement.com.

According to the website, CVC settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form are eligible for multiple settlement benefits and may claim as many as they qualify for.

Class members who submit with their claim form documented proof of out-of-pocket losses stemming from the breach are eligible to receive up to $5,000 in reimbursement.

The settlement agreement outlines that class members must submit proof, like receipts, to receive compensation under this benefit, which covers costs related to identity theft, fraud, obtaining credit monitoring and/or identity protection services, freezing credit and any miscellaneous costs, like postage.

Furthermore, class members may file a claim form to receive a pro-rated cash payment from the deal with no proof required. The final amount of this payment, the agreement notes, is estimated to be $75 per class member, but may increase or decrease depending on the number of valid claims filed.

Class members may receive their settlement payout via check or electronic payment, and all checks must be cashed within 60 days of issuance before expiration, the agreement adds.

In addition to one or both cash payments, all CVC settlement class members may file a claim form to receive an enrollment code for two free years of Kroll Medical Monitoring.

To file a CVC settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the class member ID found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the site to print, fill out and return by mail to the settlement administrator at the address on the first page.

All CVC data breach settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by July 1, 2026.

Finally, CVC has agreed to implement certain changes to its information security systems to better protect the data it stores as part of the settlement.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Cardiovascular Consultants settlement following a hearing on August 18, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Cardiovascular Consultants class action lawsuit claimed that the Arizona-based cardiovascular healthcare provider failed to enact reasonable cybersecurity measures to safeguard the sensitive information stored on its systems, which led to a data breach on or around September 29, 2023. Per court documents, private information that may have been compromised during the breach includes names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, contact information, driver’s license and state identification numbers, health insurance information and medical records.

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