Yale New Haven Health data breach settlement
In re: Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. Data Breach Litigation
Also known as Yale New Haven Hospital data breach; YNHHS data breach; Yale New Haven data incident
The lawsuit said Yale New Haven Health failed to protect patient data in a data incident found in March 2025.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
- You could get
- About $100 Up to $5,000 for losses you can show with paperwork.
Source
“an alternate cash payment in the estimated amount of $100”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (Epiq). Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
- Payments
- Paid Payments went out May 27, 2026. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“The Court granted Final Approval of the Settlement at a hearing on March 3, 2026. Claims have all been processed. Class payments ... dispersing on May 27, 2026.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (Epiq). Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
- Claims
- Closed Feb 18, 2026
Source
“A Claim Form must be submitted online by February 18, 2026, or, if mailed, postmarked no later than February 18, 2026.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (Epiq). Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
- Who can file
- Got notice of the March 2025 Yale New Haven Health data incident
Source
“Excluded from the Settlement Class are (a) all persons who are directors, officers, members, and agents of Defendant, or their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and any entity in which Defendant has a controlling interest; (b) governmental entities; (c) the Judge assigned to the Action, that Judge’s immediate family, and Court staff; and (d) any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding or abetting the criminal activity occurrence of the Data Incident, or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge. ... only 44 Opt-Outs were submitted. A list of the individuals who have opted-out of the Settlement is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Those individuals will not be bound by this Final Approval Order”
From the court record: Order Granting Approval of Class Action Settlement, D. Conn. (March 4, 2026; copy on the settlement site). Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“the Court finally certifies the following Settlement Class: All living individuals in the United States who were sent a notice of the Data Incident indicating that their Private Information may have been impacted in the Data Incident.”
From the court record: Order Granting Approval of Class Action Settlement, D. Conn. (March 4, 2026; copy on the settlement site). Last compared Nov 5, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the Yale New Haven Health data breach settlement payout?
About $100. Up to $5,000 for losses you can show with paperwork.
Can I still file a claim for the Yale New Haven Health data breach settlement?
No. Claims closed on Feb 18, 2026.
When is the Yale New Haven Health data breach settlement payout date?
Payments went out May 27, 2026.
Is the Yale New Haven Health data breach settlement legit?
The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is Epiq, and the official site is yalenewhavensettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
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Case details
- Case
- In re: Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. Data Breach Litigation
- Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- Case number
- 3:25-cv-00609-SRU
- Administrator
- Epiq
- Official site
- yalenewhavensettlement.com
- Settlement fund
- $18,000,000
- Full payout terms
- Up to $5,000 for losses, or an estimated $100
- Effort
- Easy, about 4 minutes
Other dates
- Opt-out (exclusion) deadline
- (passed) source document
- Objection deadline
- (passed) source document
- Final approval hearing
- (passed) source document
- Final approval granted
- From the court order we read.From the court's signed Order Granting Approval of Class Action Settlement, dated March 4, 2026. The settlement site says the court granted final approval at the hearing on March 3, 2026. Source: court record
- Payments issued
- source document
The court’s exact words
All living individuals in the United States who were sent a notice of the Data Incident indicating that their Private Information may have been impacted in the Data Incident.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
You may be included if you live in the U.S. and were sent notice that your data may have been impacted in the Yale New Haven Health breach.
You are not included if you opted out, are a Yale New Haven Health director, officer, member or agent, or a governmental entity.
You are not included if you are the judge, their family or court staff, or were found guilty of or pleaded no contest to causing the breach.
Sources and checks (3)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official settlement site home page (Epiq) administrator site
- Official FAQ administrator site
- Order Granting Approval of Class Action Settlement, D. Conn. (March 4, 2026; copy on the settlement site) court record
What changedLast change Nov 5, 2026
- The administrator's payment statement is now quoted in full ("Class payments began dispersing on May 27, 2026.") instead of with a gap. source document
- Added a note that payments started going out on May 27, 2026, with up to a week to process, per the official home page. source document
- Corrected who may be included (people found guilty of causing the breach) per the official final approval order. source document
- Corrected who may be included (opt-outs and the judge, family and court staff) per the official final approval order. source document
- Payment-status page created. The court's final approval order is dated March 4, 2026, and the administrator says class payments started dispersing on May 27, 2026. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
If your claim was filed on time and accepted, it is in the pool. The administrator pays, usually after final approval and any appeals. Contact the administrator with your claim ID if something looks wrong. Never pay anyone to check on a claim.