$700K AACOM Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over a 2024 Data Breach

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A $700,000 class action settlement ends litigation against the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) over a September 2024 data breach that reportedly impacted nearly 68,000 people.

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The AACOM class action settlement received preliminary court approval on November 4, 2025 and covers all United States residents whose personally identifying information or personal health information was identified by AACOM as having potentially been exposed in the 2024 data breach, including anyone who received notice of the incident.

The court-approved website for the AACOM settlement can be found at AACOMDataSettlement.com.

AACOM settlement class members who submit a timely, valid claim form will be able to receive credit monitoring services and either up to $3,500 in compensation for out-of-pocket losses related to the data breach or a pro rata (equal share) cash payout estimated to be approximately $50.

The credit monitoring provided by the class action settlement, available to all claimants, includes two years of three-bureau credit and identity theft monitoring, including $1,000,000 of identity theft insurance with no deductible, access to fraud resolution agents to help resolve instances of identity theft and real-time monitoring of your credit file at all three major credit bureaus, the settlement website says.

Per the settlement website, out-of-pocket losses covered by the deal must have been incurred as a direct result of the AACOM data breach and may include the costs of:

• Professional fees;
• Identity or fraud protection;
• Credit repair services; and/or
• Other miscellaneous expenses related to the incident that occurred between the date AACOM sent notice of the breach and March 4, 2026.

In order to receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket losses, AACOM settlement class members must submit reasonable documentation of each loss, the settlement site specifies.

Compensation for out-of-pocket losses is mutually exclusive from the pro rata cash payment, and each class member may choose only one option to claim. The credit monitoring services may be claimed alongside either the out-of-pocket loss compensation or the cash payment without restriction, court documents state.

To submit an AACOM claim form online, class members can visit this page of the settlement website and log in with the unique class member ID found in their copy of the settlement notice.

Alternatively, a PDF claim form is available to print, fill out and mail back to the address listed on the first page of the form.

All settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by March 4, 2026.

AACOM has also agreed, as part of the class action settlement, to implement enhancements to its data security.

A hearing is scheduled for March 25, 2026 to determine whether the AACOM class action settlement will receive final approval from the court. Settlement benefits will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The AACOM class action lawsuit alleged that the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine failed to prevent a September 2024 data breach in which unauthorized third parties gained access to the identifiable personal and health information of approximately 67,804 people.

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