$450K Trinity Health Class Action Settlement Ends Lawsuit Over January 2021 Data Breach

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Trinity Health Corporation has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over a January 2021 data breach impacting the Accellion file-transfer platform that allegedly compromised private patient information.

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The Trinity Health class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on October 2, 2025 and covers the 18,153 California residents whose data may have been impacted in the incident and were mailed a notice about the Trinity Health data breach to a California address.

The court-approved website for the Trinity Health settlement can be found at https://TrinityHealthClassClaim.com/.

Per the settlement site, Trinity Health settlement class members who submit a valid, timely claim form have multiple options for reimbursement. Class members who submit documented proof of out-of-pocket losses with their claim form are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $1,000. The settlement agreement details that reimbursable expenses include those related to identity theft, card replacements, overdraft fees and other costs reasonably incurred as a result of the data breach.

In lieu of documented-loss reimbursement, class members with a valid claim form are eligible to receive a one-time, pro-rated cash payment from the amount that remains in the net settlement fund after the payment of legal fees, service awards, administrative expenses and out-of-pocket loss claims. According to the settlement website, the amount each class member will receive depends on the total number of valid claims submitted. Court documents state that cash payouts could be between $115 and $231, depending on the number of people who participate in the settlement.

The settlement agreement outlines that class members may elect to receive their payout via check or electronic payment, and all checks must be cashed within 90 days after issuance before expiration.

To submit a Trinity Health settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the unique class member ID found on their copy of the settlement notice. Consumers who believe they may be a settlement class member but did not receive a settlement notice should contact the settlement administrator to confirm their identity and receive their login ID.

Alternatively, class members can download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

Trinity Health settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by January 19, 2026.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Trinity Health settlement at a hearing on April 29, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to consumers only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The Trinity Health class action lawsuit claimed that the Michigan-based healthcare provider was notified in late January 2021 by Accellion, a third-party vendor, that certain files present in the secure email-sending file transfer platform were likely downloaded by an unauthorized, unknown user.

According to court documents, the sensitive information present in the Accellion file-transfer platform at the time of the Trinity Health data breach included patient names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, health providers, dates and types of services received, medical record numbers, lab results, Social Security numbers, credit card details and more.

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