Frequently Asked Questions

A court authorized this Notice because you have the right to know about the proposed Settlement of this class action lawsuit and about all your rights and options before the Court decides whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. This Notice explains the lawsuit, the Settlement, your legal rights, what benefits are available, who is eligible for them, and how to get them.

The case is known as Concepcion, et. al. v. Deanco Healthcare d/b/a Mission Community Hospital, Case No. 23STCV29292 (the “Action”), in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The people who filed this lawsuit are called the “Plaintiffs” and the company they sued, Deanco Healthcare d/b/a Mission Community Hospital, is called the “Defendant.” The Plaintiffs and the Defendant agreed to this Settlement.

On May 1, 2023, Deanco experienced a cybersecurity attack that affected its IT network (the “Data Security Incident”). A subsequent investigation determined that during this Data Security Incident a threat actor compromised certain database files that included addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, health insurance plan member IDs, claims data, and clinical information about care with Mission Community Hospital (collectively, “Personally Identifying Information”). After conducting a thorough investigation, Deanco began notifying individuals of the Data Security Incident on or around November 21, 2023.

The Plaintiffs claim that Deanco failed to adequately protect their Personally Identifying Information and that they were injured as a result. Deanco denies any wrongdoing, and no court or other entity has made any judgment or other determination of any wrongdoing or that the law has been violated. By entering into the Settlement, Deanco is not admitting that it did anything wrong.

In a class action, one or more people called the “Class Representatives” sue on behalf of all people who have similar claims. Together, all these people are called a “Class” or “Class Members.” One court resolves the issues for all Class Members, except for those Class Members who exclude themselves from the Class.

The Class Representatives in this case are Ali Concepcion and Lisa Robert-McCharen.

The Class Representatives and Deanco do not agree about the claims made in this Action. The Action has not gone to trial, and the Court has not decided in favor of the Class Representatives or Deanco. Instead, the Class Representatives and Deanco have agreed to settle the Action. The Class Representatives and the attorneys for the Class (“Class Counsel”) believe the Settlement is best for all Class Members because of the risks and uncertainty associated with continued litigation and the nature of the defenses raised by Deanco.

The Court has decided that everyone who fits the following description is a Class Member: 
“All individuals whose Personally Identifying Information may have been compromised in the data breach that is the subject of the Notice of Data Security Incident that was sent to Plaintiffs and Class Members on or around November 21, 2023.” 

If you received Notice of this Settlement by mail or email, you are a Class Member, and your legal rights are affected by this Settlement. If you did not receive Notice by mail or email, or if you have any questions as to whether you are a Class Member, you may contact the Settlement Administrator.

Yes, the Settlement does not include (1) the Judge(s) presiding over the Action and members of their immediate families and their staff; (2) Deanco and its subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which Deanco has a controlling interest; (3) natural persons who properly execute and submit a Request for Exclusion prior to the expiration of the Opt-Out Period; and (4) the successors or assigns of any such excluded natural person.

If you are still not sure whether you are a Class Member, you may call the Settlement Administrator’s toll-free telephone number at (833)-319-2344.

The Settlement will provide Class Members with the opportunity to select and make a claim for two (2) years of Medical Monitoring Services, the California statutory claim benefits which includes a $100 California Statutory Payment for eligible Class Members who were California residents at the time of the Data Security Incident, and/or a pro rata (equal share) Residual Cash Payment. The amount of the Residual Cash Payment will be determined after amounts sufficient to pay Approved Claims for benefits (and Taxes, expenses, Service Awards, fees and the court-approved California Statutory Payment (as described below) have been deducted from the Settlement Fund and may be adjusted on a pro rata basis. To submit a claim for Settlement Benefits you will need the Unique ID number on the postcard or email Notice you received. If you did not receive a Notice or you do not know your Unique ID number, please contact the Settlement Administrator. 

In addition to the Medical Monitoring Services, California Statutory Payment, and pro rata Residual Cash Payment, Class Members can elect to receive cash payments of up to $5,000 per Class Member for reimbursement of certain Documented Losses (“Documented Loss Payment”) as described below.

In addition, Deanco has taken/continued certain remedial measures and enhanced security measures as a result of the Data Incident. 

Please review Question 9 carefully for additional information regarding the order in which Settlement Benefits are paid from the Settlement Fund. This additional information may impact your decision as to which of the four Settlement Benefit options is the best option for you.

SETTLEMENT BENEFITS

Medical Monitoring Services
If you are a Class Member, you may file a Claim Form to receive two (2) years of Medical Monitoring Services whether you make a claim for the Documented Loss Payment, California Statutory Payment, and/or the pro rata Residual Cash Payment. Medical Monitoring Services provides a way to protect yourself from unauthorized use of your personal information. If you already have identity theft and fraud monitoring, you may still sign up for this additional protection. The Medical Monitoring Services provided by this Settlement are separate from, and in addition to, the identity theft and fraud monitoring that may have been offered to you by Deanco in response to the Data Security Incident. You are eligible to make a claim for the Medical Monitoring Services being offered through this Settlement even if you did not sign up for the previous services. 

The Medical Monitoring Services means the CyEx Medical Shield Complete product and includes single bureau credit monitoring, Healthcare Insurance Plan ID Monitoring, Medicare Beneficiary Identifier ID Monitoring, Medical Record Number Monitoring, International Classification of Disease Monitoring, National Provider Identifier Monitoring, Health Savings Account Monitoring, Dark Web Monitoring, $1,000,000 Identity Theft Insurance, Real-Time Authentication Alerts, High-Risk Transaction Monitoring, Security Freeze Assist, and Identity Theft Recovery Specialists. 

To receive Medical Monitoring Services, you must submit a completed Claim Form including a valid email address. You do not need to provide additional documents for this claim–only the Unique ID number provided on your Notice. If you file an Approved Claim, you will receive an enrollment code–valid for 180 days after the Effective Date of the Settlement -- that can be used to enroll in the service. 

California Statutory Claim Benefits
In addition to the Documented Loss Payment, Residual Cash Payment, and Medical Monitoring Services, you may elect to receive a payment of $100 from the Settlement Fund in recognition of your statutory rights under California law. To receive the California Statutory Payment, you must submit a completed Claim Form electing to receive the California Statutory Payment and/or submit the tear-off Claim Form you may have received by mail to the Settlement Administrator. You do not need to provide additional documents for this claim – only the Unique ID number provided on your Notice, and a sworn check-box attestation that you were a resident of California during the Data Security Incident. 
Residual Cash Payment
In addition to the Documented Loss Payment, California Statutory Payment, and Medical Monitoring Services, you may elect to receive a pro rata Residual Cash Payment. The amount of the Residual Cash Payment will be determined after amounts sufficient to pay Approved Claims for benefits (and Taxes, expenses, Service Awards, and fees) have been deducted from the Settlement Fund. To receive a Residual Cash Payment, you must submit a completed Claim Form electing to receive a Residual Cash Payment or submit the tear-off Claim Form you may have received by mail to the Settlement Administrator. You do not need to provide additional documents for this claim – only the Unique ID number provided on your Notice.

Individual Residual Cash Payments may be reduced or increased pro rata (equal share) depending on the number of Class Members that participate in the Settlement and the amount of money that remains in the Settlement Fund after payments of other Settlement Benefits and charges with priority for payment under the Settlement have been deducted. See Question 9 below.
Documented Loss Payment
In addition to the Medical Monitoring Services, California Statutory Payment, and the pro rata Residual Cash Payment, you may elect to submit a Claim Form for reimbursement of Documented Losses. If you spent money remedying or addressing identity theft and fraud that more likely than not resulted from the Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident, or you spent money to protect yourself from future harm because of the Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident, you may make a claim for a Documented Loss Payment for reimbursement of up to $5,000 in Documented Losses.

Documented Losses consist of unreimbursed losses incurred on or after May 1, 2023, that are fairly attributable to the Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident, including for example, long distance telephone charges, cell phone minutes (if charged by the minute), internet usage charges (if either charged by the minute or incurred solely as a result of the Data Security Incident), and/or costs of credit reports purchased during the specific time period. 

Claims for Documented Loss Payments must be supported by “Reasonable Documentation.” Reasonable Documentation means written documents supporting your claim, such as credit card statements, bank statements, invoices, telephone records, and receipts. 

Individual payments for Documented Losses may be reduced or increased depending on the number of Class Members that participate in the Settlement.

To receive a Documented Loss Payment, you must submit a completed Claim Form electing to receive a Documented Loss Payment with Reasonable Documentation supporting your claim. If you file a Claim Form for a Documented Loss Payment and it is rejected by the Settlement Administrator and you do not correct it, your Claim Form will be considered as an alternative claim for a Residual Cash Payment.

Before determining which Settlement Benefit option from the Settlement is best for you (selecting a Documented Loss Payment, the California Statutory Payment, Medical Monitoring Services and/or Residual Cash Payment), it is important for you to understand how Settlement Payments will be made. Class Counsel will seek Court-approval for attorneys’ fees up to a maximum of 35% of the $1,546,409.42 Settlement Fund (i.e., $541,243.30), reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Class Counsel not to exceed $50,000 (referred to collectively as “Fee Award and Costs”), Administrative Expenses for costs of the Settlement administration in an amount not to exceed $235,400, and Service Awards of up to $2,000 to each of the Class Representatives; these fees, costs, expenses, and awards will be deducted from the Settlement Fund before making payments to Class Members. The Court may award less than these amounts. The remainder of the Settlement Fund will be distributed in the following order:

Medical Monitoring Services: Claims for Medical Monitoring Services will be paid first. 

1. Approved Documented Loss Payments: If money remains in the Settlement Fund after paying for the Medical Monitoring Services claims, approved Documented Loss Payment claims will be paid second. If your claim for a Documented Loss Payment is rejected by the Settlement Administrator and you do not cure it, your claim for a Documented Loss Payment will instead be considered a claim for a Residual Cash Payment. 

2. Approved California Statutory Payments: If money remains in the Settlement Fund after paying for the Medical Monitoring Services and Documented Loss Payment claims, California Statutory Payment claims will be paid third. 

3. Approved Residual Cash Payments: If money remains in the Net Settlement Fund after paying Medical Monitoring Services, California Statutory Payment, and Documented Loss Payment claims, the remaining amount, if any, is the Net Settlement Fund. The Net Settlement Fund shall be used to make the Residual Cash Payments. The amount of the Residual Cash Payments shall be the Net Settlement Fund divided by the number of Approved Claims submitted for the Residual Cash Payment option. 

Not accounting for the cost of the enhanced security measures, the Settlement provides a $1,546,409.42 Settlement Fund for the benefit of the Class. Any Court-approved Fee Award and Costs, Service Awards to the Class Representatives, Taxes due on any interest earned by the Settlement Fund, if necessary, and any Administrative Expenses will be paid out of the Settlement Fund, and the balance Net Settlement Fund will be used to pay for the above Settlement Benefits. 

Unless you exclude yourself, you are choosing to remain in the Class. If the Settlement is approved and becomes final, all of the Court’s orders will apply to you and legally bind you. You will not be able to sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Deanco and the other Released Parties about the legal issues in this Action, resolved by this Settlement, and released by the Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release. The specific rights you are giving up are called Released Claims (see next question).

If the Settlement is approved, the Class Representatives and all Class Members, on behalf of themselves, their heirs, assigns, executors, administrators, predecessors, and successors, and any other person purporting to claim on their behalf, release and discharge all Released Claims against each of the Released Parties and agree to refrain from instituting, directing or maintaining any lawsuit, contested matter, adversary proceeding, or miscellaneous proceeding against each of the Released Parties that relates to the Data Security Incident or otherwise arises out of the same facts and circumstances set forth in the operative Class Action Complaint in this Action. This Settlement releases claims against only the Released Parties. This Settlement does not release, and it is not the intention of the Parties to this Settlement to release, any claims against any other unidentified third party. Nor does this Release apply to any Class Member who timely excludes himself or herself from the Settlement, or to any Class Member (or the estate of any Class Member) who is deceased.

Released Parties means (1) the Defendant; (2) each of Defendant’s respective parents, subsidiaries, sibling entities, administrators, successors, reorganized successors, insurers, and members; (3) the current and former directors, officers, trustees, shareholders, employees, partners, contractors, agents, lenders, investors, and attorneys of each of the entities listed in categories (1) and (2) in this paragraph; and (4) current and former Deanco patients and/or customers, including the customer entities who used Deanco, including the entities listed in categories (1) and (2), for products or services that were used to process data relating to any of the individuals who may have been affected by the Data Security Incident. Each of the Released Parties may be referred to individually as a “Released Party.”

Released Claims means any claim, liability, right, demand, suit, obligation, damage, including consequential damage, loss or cost, punitive damage, attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, action or cause of action, of every kind or description—liquidated or unliquidated, legal, statutory, or equitable—that was asserted on behalf of the Settlement Class in the Action reasonably related to or arising from the Data Security Incident.

More information is provided in the Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release, which is available here.

You must complete and submit a Claim Form by August 12, 2026. Claim Forms may be submitted online here or printed on the Settlement Website and mailed to the Settlement Administrator at the address on the form. Claim Forms are also available by calling (833) 319 2344 or by writing to the Settlement Administrator at:

Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident Litigation
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
P.O. Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324

If you receive a Notice by mail or email, use your Unique ID number to file your Claim Form. If you lost or do not know your Unique ID number, please contact the Settlement Administrator through the Contact Us section of this website or  by calling toll-free at (833) 319-2344 to obtain it.

You may submit a claim for a Documented Loss Payment, Medical Monitoring Services, the California Statutory Payment, AND/OR a pro rata Residual Cash Payment by submitting a Claim Form here or by downloading, printing, and completing a Claim Form and mailing it, with any required documentation, to the Settlement Administrator. To submit a Documented Loss Payment, you must submit your Claim Form online through this website or download to complete and submit by mail because documentation is required. You may use the tear-off postcard Claim Form to  submit a claim for Settlement Benefits that do not require documentation (i.e., Medical Monitoring Services, the California Statutory Payment, and/or a pro rata Residual Cash Payment only).

To file a claim for a Documented Loss Payment of up to $5,000 for reimbursement of Documented Losses, you must submit a valid Claim Form electing to receive a Documented Loss Payment. To submit a claim for a Documented Loss Payment, you may either complete a Claim Form on the Settlement Website or print and mail a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked on or before August 12, 2026. Claims for Documented Loss Payments must be made using the Claim Form found on this website and cannot be made using only the tear-off Claim Form provided as part of the postcard Notice.

The Claim Form requires that you sign the attestation regarding the information you provided and that you include Reasonable Documentation, such as credit card statements, bank statements, invoices, telephone records, and receipts.

If your claim for a Documented Loss Payment is rejected by the Settlement Administrator and you do not correct it, your claim for a Documented Loss Payment will instead be considered a claim for a Residual Cash Payment.

Instructions for filling out a claim for a Documented Loss Payment are included on the Claim Form. You may access the Claim Form here.

The deadline to file a claim for a Documented Loss Payment is August 12, 2026. Claims must be filed online (or postmarked if mailed) by this deadline.

To file a claim for Medical Monitoring Services, you must submit a valid Claim Form or the tear-off Claim Form provided as part of the postcard Notice electing to receive Medical Monitoring Services. To submit a claim for the Medical Monitoring Services, you may tear off and return to the Settlement Administrator the tear-off Claim Form you may have received in the mail, complete a Claim Form here, or print and mail a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked on or before August 12, 2026.

Instructions for filling out a claim for Medical Monitoring Services are included on the Claim Form. You may access the Claim Form here.

The deadline to file a claim for Medical Monitoring Services is August 12, 2026. Claim Forms must be filed online or postmarked if mailed by this deadline.

To file a claim for the California Statutory Payment provided as part of the California statutory claim benefits, you must submit a valid Claim Form or the tear-off Claim Form provided as part of the postcard Notice electing to receive the California Statutory Payment. To submit a claim for the California Statutory Payment, you may tear off and return to the Settlement Administrator the tear-off Claim Form you may have received in the mail, complete a Claim Form here, or print and mail a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked on or before August 12, 2026.

The deadline to file a claim for the California Statutory Payment is August 12, 2026. Claim Forms must be filed online or postmarked if mailed by this deadline.

To file a claim for a pro rata Residual Cash Payment, you must submit a valid Claim Form electing to receive the Residual Cash Payment. To submit a claim for the Residual Cash Payment, you may tear off and return to the Settlement Administrator the tear-off Claim Form you may have received in the mail, complete a Claim Form here, or print and mail a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked on or before August 12, 2026.
Instructions for filling out a claim for a pro rata Residual Cash Payment are included on the Claim Form. You may access the Claim Form here.

The deadline to file a claim for a pro rata Residual Cash Payment is August 12, 2026. Claim Forms must be filed online or postmarked if mailed by this deadline.

If you change your mailing address or email address after you submit a Claim Form, it is your responsibility to inform the Settlement Administrator of your updated information. You may notify the Settlement Administrator of any changes by emailing [email protected] or by writing to the following address:

Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident Litigation
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
P.O. Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324

If you make a valid and Approved Claim for Medical Monitoring Services, the Settlement Administrator will send you information on how to activate your medical monitoring after the Settlement becomes final. If you received a Notice in the mail, keep it in a safe place as you will need the Unique ID number provided on the postcard Notice to activate your Medical Monitoring Services.

Payment for Approved Claims for a Documented Loss Payment, California Statutory Payment, and/or a pro rata Residual Cash Payment will be provided by the Settlement Administrator after the Settlement is approved and becomes final. You may elect to receive payment for Approved Claims for a Documented Loss Payment, California Statutory Payment, and/or a pro rata Residual Cash Payment via PayPal, Venmo, or other digital payment options instead of a check by submitting your Claim Form online here. 

The approval process may take time. Read this website for updates.

None of the money in the $1,546,409.42 Settlement Fund will ever be paid back to Deanco. Any money left in the Settlement Fund after 120 days after the distribution of payments to Class Members will be distributed pro rata (equal share) among all Class Members with Approved Claims for Documented Loss Payments and Residual Cash Payments, who cashed or deposited their initial check or received the Settlement proceeds through digital means, as long as the average payment amount is $3 or more. If there is not enough money to provide qualifying Class Members with an additional $3 payment, and if possible, the remaining Net Settlement Fund will be distributed in equal parts to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a cy pres recipient mutually agreed upon by the Parties and approved by the Court.  

Yes, the Court has appointed M. Anderson Berry of Emery Reddy Berry PC; Patrick A. Barthle of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group; Ryan D. Maxey of the Maxey Law Firm, P.A.; and Daniel Srourian of Srourian Law Firm, P.C. as Class Counsel to represent you and the Class for the purposes of this Settlement. You may hire your own lawyer at your own cost and expense if you want someone other than Class Counsel to represent you in this Action.

Class Counsel will file a motion asking the Court to award them attorneys’ fees of up to a maximum of 35% of the $1,546,409.42 Settlement Fund (i.e., $541,243.30), plus the reimbursement of reasonable costs and expenses not to exceed $50,000 (referred to collectively as “Fee Award and Costs”). Class Counsel will share and apportion attorneys’ fees in an allocation to be presented to and approved by the Class Representatives and by the Court at the Final Approval Hearing. They will also ask the Court to approve a Service Award of up to $2,000 to each of the Class Representatives for participating in this Action and for their efforts in achieving the Settlement. If awarded, these amounts will be deducted from the Settlement Fund before making payments to Class Members. The Court may award less than these amounts.

Class Counsel’s application for Fee Award and Costs and Service Awards will be made available in the Important Document section of this website. You can request a copy of the application by contacting the Settlement Administrator at (833) 319-2344 or [email protected]

If the Court grants final approval of the Settlement as expected in September 2026, the anticipated timeline is as follows:

• September 2026
  The Court holds the Final Approval Hearing and, if appropriate, enters the Final Approval Order.

• October 2026
  The Settlement becomes effective after the time to appeal expires (approximately 30 days after final approval, assuming no appeals).

• October to December 2026
  The Settlement Administrator completes final review and processing of all timely submitted Claim Forms.

• By January 2027
  Eligible Class Members who submitted valid claims should begin receiving their Settlement Payments (by check or digital payment, depending on the option selected).

• Medical Monitoring Services
  Class Members who submitted a valid claim for Medical Monitoring Services will receive instructions on how to enroll shortly after the Settlement becomes effective, which is expected to be in October 2026.

Please note that these dates are estimates only. Actual timing may vary depending on the Court’s schedule, whether any appeals are filed, and the time needed to process claims.

If you are a Class Member and want to keep any rights you may have to sue or continue to sue Deanco and/or the other Released Parties on your own based on the claims raised in this Action or released by the Released Claims, then you must take steps to get out of the Settlement. This is called excluding yourself from—or “opting out” of—the Settlement.
To exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must complete and sign a Request for Exclusion. The Request for Exclusion must be in writing and identify the case name Concepcion, et al v. Deanco Healthcare d/b/a Mission Community Hospital, No. 23STCV29292; state your name, address, telephone number, and Unique ID number; and contain a statement to the effect that “I hereby request to be excluded from the proposed Settlement Class in Concepcion, et al v. Deanco Healthcare d/b/a Mission Community Hospital. The Request for Exclusion must be postmarked or received by the Settlement Administrator no later than July 13, 2026. You may mail, email, or fax your Request for Exclusion to the Settlement Administrator at:

Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident Litigation
Attn: Exclusion Request
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
P.O. Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324
[email protected]

No. If you exclude yourself, you are telling the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement. You can only get Settlement Benefits, including Medical Monitoring Services or a cash payment, if you stay in the Settlement and submit a valid Claim Form.

No. Unless you exclude yourself, you give up any right to sue Deanco and the other Released Parties for the claims that this Settlement resolves. You must exclude yourself from this Action to start or continue with your own lawsuit or be part of any other lawsuit against Deanco or any of the other Released Parties. If you have a pending lawsuit, speak to your lawyer in that case immediately.

You can ask the Court to deny approval of the Settlement by filing an objection. You cannot ask the Court to order a different Settlement; the Court can only approve or reject the Settlement. If the Court denies approval, no Settlement Payments will be sent out and the lawsuit will continue. If that is what you want to happen, you must object.

Any objection to the proposed Settlement must be in writing or by appearing at the Final Approval Hearing and voicing an oral objection. If you file a timely written objection, you may, but are not required to, appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through your own attorney. If you appear through your own attorney, you are responsible for hiring and paying that attorney. 

All written objections and supporting papers must (a) state your full name, current mailing address, and telephone number; (b) include proof that you are a member of the Settlement Class (e.g., copy of the Settlement Notice, copy of the original notice of the Data Security Incident); (c) identify the specific factual and legal grounds for the objection; (d) identify all counsel representing you, if any; (e) include a list, including case name, court, and docket number, of all other cases in which you and/or your counsel has filed an objection to any proposed class action settlement in the past five (5) years; and (f) contain a statement regarding whether you (or the counsel of your choosing) intends to appear at the Final Approval Hearing. You may instead attend the Final Approval Hearing and voice your objection orally.

All written objections must be submitted to the Settlement Administrator by mailing them to: 

Deanco Healthcare Data Security Incident Litigation 
Attn: Objection 
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC 
P.O. Box 5324 
New York, NY 10150-5324

All written objections must be submitted by or mailed with a postmark date no later than July 13, 2026.

Objecting is telling the Court you do not like something about the Settlement. You can object only if you stay in the Class (that is, do not exclude yourself). Requesting exclusion is telling the Court you do not want to be part of the Class or the Settlement. If you exclude yourself, you cannot object to the Settlement because it no longer affects you.

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on September 9, 2026, before the Honorable David S. Cunningham III, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

The date and time of the Final Approval Hearing is subject to change without further notice to the Settlement Class. Class Members should monitor this website or the Court’s online docket site (https://www.lacourt.ca.gov) to confirm whether the date for the Final Approval Hearing has changed. Please note that the hearing may be held via telephone or video conference. All details about the Final Approval Hearing will be posted on the Settlement Website.

At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and will decide whether to approve the Settlement, Class Counsel’s application for the Fee Award and Costs, and the Service Awards to the Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will also listen to people who have asked to speak at the hearing.

No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. However, you are welcome to attend at your own expense. If you send a written objection, you do not have to come to Court to talk about it. As long as you mail your written objection on time, the Court will consider it.

Yes. If you wish to attend and speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must indicate this in your written objection (see Question 27). Your objection must state that it is your intention to appear at the Final Approval Hearing and must identify any witnesses you may call to testify or exhibits you intend to introduce into evidence at the Final Approval Hearing. If you plan to have your attorney speak for you at the Final Approval Hearing, your objection must also include your attorney’s name, address, and phone number. Alternatively, if you do not file a written objection, you may attend the Final Approval Hearing and voice an oral objection.

If you are a Class Member and you do nothing, you will not receive any Settlement Benefits. You will also give up certain rights, including your right to start a lawsuit, continue with a lawsuit, or be part of any other lawsuit against Deanco or any of the other Released Parties about the legal issues in this Action and released by the Settlement Agreement.

This website summarizes the proposed Settlement. For the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, please see the Settlement Agreement available on the Important Documents section of this website. If you have questions about the proposed Settlement or anything in this Notice, you may also contact the Settlement Administrator at (833) 319-2344.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE CLERK’S OFFICE
TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS