If you are an individual whose personal information was potentially compromised in the Data Incident suffered by United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. in April 2024, a Class Action Settlement may affect your rights.
A Nebraska District Court authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit concerning United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. (“Defendant” or “Omaha”) and a cyberattack incident (the “Data Incident”) that occurred between April 21 and April 23, 2024. In the Data Incident, a third-party threat actor allegedly gained unauthorized access to Omaha’s systems and viewed sensitive information, which may have, but did not necessarily, include the personal identifiable information and/or protected health information of certain Omaha former and current employees.
The lawsuit is titled Eric Skinner v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., Case No. D01CI2400006396 and is pending in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska (the “Litigation”). The Litigation asserts claims related to the Data Incident. The Defendant in the Litigation is Omaha. Defendant denies it is or can be held liable for the claims made in the Litigation. The Settlement does not establish who is correct, but rather is a compromise between the Parties to end the Litigation. Omaha has not been found liable of anything by any court.
Members of the Settlement Class include all individuals residing in the United States whose Private Information may have been accessed and/or acquired by an unauthorized party as a result of the Data Incident reported by Omaha in July 2024. The Settlement Class specifically excludes: (i) Omaha and Omaha’s parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and any entity in which Omaha has a controlling interest; (ii) all individuals who make a timely election to be excluded from this proceeding using the correct protocol for opting out; (iii) the attorneys representing the Settling Parties in the Litigation; (iv) all judges assigned to hear any aspect of the Litigation, as well as their immediate family members; and (v) any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding, or abetting the Data Incident, or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge.
Settlement Class Members are eligible to receive up to $1,500 per person in reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Losses and Lost Time stemming from the Data Incident, for persons who file a Valid Claim, as further described below. Class Members are eligible for an Alternative Cash Payment if they choose not to make claims for the compensation for losses or reimbursement for lost time. Settlement Class Members are also eligible to receive two (2) years of identity-theft protection and credit monitoring services, which includes: (i) credit monitoring with one major credit reporting agency (e.g., Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion); (ii) identity restoration and recovery services; and (iii) $1,000,000 identity theft insurance with no deductible. This is in addition to any credit monitoring services previously offered to individuals who were notified of the Data Incident.
Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act or do not act. Please read this Settlement Website carefully.
Your Legal Rights and Options in the Settlement
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The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. No Settlement benefits or payments will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement, and it becomes Final.