UPDATE: The Settlement received Final Approval on December 6, 2024. You may refer to the Final Approval Order for further details. The claim review is currently in process. Thank you for your patience.
RPM Data Incident Settlement
U.S. District Court for the Western District Of Washington
Hightower, et al. v. Receivables Performance Management, LLC, Case No. 2:22-cv-01683-RSM
IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED BY RECEIVABLES PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, LLC REGARDING THE APRIL 2021 DATA INCIDENT, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENT AND CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
- A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Receivables Performance Management, LLC (“RPM” or “Defendant”) concerning a data security incident that occurred in or around April 2021 (the “Data Incident”).
- The lawsuit is called Hightower et al. v. Receivables Performance Management, LLC, Case No. 2:22-cv-01683-RSM (the “Action”). The Action alleges that the Data Incident potentially exposed certain personal identifying information (“PII”) of Plaintiff and the members of the putative class.
- The Settlement Class includes all individuals who were sent notification by RPM that their Personal Information was or may have been compromised in the Data Incident. It excludes: (1) the judges presiding over this Action, and members of their direct families; (2) RPM, its subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which RPM or its parents have a controlling interest and their current or former officers, directors, and employees; and (3) Settlement Class Members who submit a valid a Request for Exclusion prior to the Opt-Out Deadline. There is also a California Settlement Subclass, which includes all Settlement Class Members who are residents of the State of California.
- Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act. Please read this Settlement Website carefully.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
| Submit A Claim Form | This is the only way you may receive benefits from this Settlement. The Claims Deadline is November 12, 2024. |
| Exclude Yourself From The Settlement | You will receive no payment, but you will retain any rights you currently have with respect to Defendant and the issues in this case. The Opt-Out Deadline is November 12, 2024. |
| Object to the Settlement | Write to the Settlement Administrator explaining why you do not agree with the Settlement. The Objection Deadline is November 12, 2024. |
| Attend the Final Approval Hearing | You or your attorney may attend and speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing will be held on December 6, 2024. |
| Do Nothing | You will not get any benefits from the Settlement and you will give up certain legal rights. You will remain in the Settlement Class and be subject to the Released Claims. |
- These rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, are explained on this website. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement.
- 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.