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STATE
OF NEW
MEXICO
COUNTY
OF BERNALILLO
SECOND
JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
DAVID
ANDREONI,
individually,
and
on
behalf
of all others
similarly
situated,
Plaintiff,
V
RADIOLOGY
ASSOCIATES
OF
ALBUQUERQUE,
P.A.,
dlbla
RAA
IMAGING,
ADVANCED
IMAGING,
LLC
dtbla HIGH
RESOLUTION,
Case No.
D-202-CV
-2022-05463
Defendants
CLASS ACTION
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
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Court:
Defendants:
Plaintiff/Class
Representative:
Class
Counsel:
Settlement
Administrator:
KEY TERMS
PAGE
State of New Mexico
County of
Bernalillo
Second
Judicial
District Court
Radiology
Associates
of
Albuquerque, P.A.
d/b/a
RAA Imaging;
and Advanced Imaging, LLC dlbla
High
Resolution
David
Andreoni
Osteen
&
Harrison, PLC;
Cohen
&
Malad, LLP;
Stranch,
Jennings
& Garvey, PLLC; and Turke &
Strauss, LLP
KroII
Settlement Administration, LLC
Data
Incident:
Settlement
Class:
Released
Entities
The
incident from
approximately July 22, 2021to
August
3, 2O2L,
and
from December
22, 2O20, to
JuIy 15, 2021,
during which an unauthorized third
party
gained
access to
Defendants'data
systems,
resulting in unauthorized
access to the Plaintiffs
and Class Members'
personally
identif ing
information
and
protected
health information
(collectiveIy,
"Personal
Information").
AII individuals
whose Personal Information
was
potentially
compromised as a result of the Data
Incident. The
Class specifically excludes
(i)
the
Judge assigned
to evaluate the fairness of this
settlement
(including
any members
of the
Court's
staff assigned
to
this
case);
(ir)
Defendants'
officers and directors, and
(iii)
any
other 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.
Defendants
and Defendants'
past
or
present
parents,
subsidiaries,
divisions, and
related
or
affiliated
entities, each of their respective
predecessors,
successors,
directors, officers,
employees,
principals,
agents, attorneys,
insurers,
and reinsurers, includes,
without
limitation,
any Person related to any such entity
who is, was
or could
have
been named as a
defendant in
any of the actions
in
the Litigation,
other than
any
Person
who is 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
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Released
Claims:
KEY TERMS PAGE
Data Incident
or who
pleads
nolo contendere to
any
such charge, and includes
any
entity with
whom Defendant
contracted that, on behalf of
Defendants,
held data involved in the Data
Incident
who is,
was or could have been named
as
a defendant in any of the actions in the
Litigation.
Any
and all
past, present,
and
future
claims,
causes of action,
counterclaims, lawsuits,
rights,
demands, charges, complaints, actions,
obligations, or liabilities under
any
legal
or
equitable
theory, whether known, unknown,
suspected,
or
unsuspected
or capable ofbeing
known
or suspected,
and whether, accrued,
unaccrued,
matured,
or
not matured, but
otherwise including
and not limited to,
negligence, negligence
per
se, breach of implied
contract,
unjust enrichment, breach of implied
covenant of
good
faith
and
fair
dealing,
invasion
of
privacy,
any state or federal consumer
protection
statute, misrepresentation
(whether
fraudulent,
ne
gligent,
or innocent), bailment,
wantonness, failure to
provide
adequate
notice
pursuant
to any breach notification statute,
regulation,
or common law duty, any causes of
action under 18
U.S.C.
SS
2701 et seq., and all
similar statutes in
effect
in
any states
in
the
United States
as defined
herein,
and
including,
but not limited
to, any and all claims for
damages, injunctive
relief, disgorgement,
declaratory relief, equitable relief,
attorneys'
fees,
costs and expenses, set-offs, losses,
pre-
judgment
interest,
credit monitoring services,
the creation of a fund for future
damages,
statutory damages,
punitive
damages, special
damages,
exemplary damages, restitution, the
appointment of
a
receiver,
and any other
form
ofreliefthat either has been
asserted, or could
have been
asserted, by any Class Member
against
any of the Released Entities
based on,
relating
to, concerning, or arising
out of the
Data Incident
and alleged exposure and
compromise
of any Class
Member's
Private
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KEY
TERMS PAGE
Information
in the Data Incident. Released
Claims
also shall not
include
the
right
of any
Settlement
Class Member or any of the
Released Entities
to enforce the terms of
the
Settlement
contained
in
this Settlement
Agreement
and shall
not include
the claims of
persons
who have timely and validly requested
exclusion from the
Settlement Class
pursuant
to the opt-out
procedures
set forth in this
Settlement Agreement.
Class Certification
Rules: New
Mexico Rules
of
Civil Procedure for
the
District
Courts 1-023(4)
and
(B)(3)
New
Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure for the District
Courts 1-023(E) This
case is known as
In Re:
P
ac ka
ge
d S e afo o d P ro
ducts
Ant it rus
t
L it
i
gat
io
n, N o.
I5-MD-2670-DMS
(MSB),
filed in
the United States
District
Court, Southern District of California. The
person
who sued are the
"Plaintiffs" or "class
representatives"
and the company they sued, StarKist
Co. and its
parent
company
Dongwon Industries
Co.
Ltd
(collectively
"StarKist"),
and
Bumble Bee Foods,
LLC
("Bumble
Bee")
and
Lion
Capital
(Americas),
Inc.
("Lion
America")
(collectively
the
"Non-Settling
Defendants").
The lawsuit claims that the Non-Settling
Defendants
and Settling
Defendants
COSI
(collectively
the
"Defendants")
participated
in
an unlawful
conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the
price
of Packaged Tuna
products
at an artificially high level
in violation
of antitrust and unfair competition
laws.
Defendants
deny any wrongdoing.
Settlement
Approval Rule :
Settlement Payment:
$3,080,475
Identity
Theft Protection
3 bureau credit monitoring for
3
years,
to include
Services Attributes:
identity theft insurance of no less than
$1,000,000
Ordinary Loss
Payments: Ordinary Losses incurred,
up to
$400
maximum
per
Class Member
Lost Time Payments:
$20
per
hour up
to
4
hours
per
Class
Member
Extraordinary
Loss
Payments: Extraordinary Losses incurred, up
to
$4,000
maximum
per
Class Member
Cash Payment Amount:
$80,
subject to increase or
decrease as set
forth in
this
agreement
Cy Pres
Recipient(s): Public
Justice
Foundation
Costs of Preparing
the Class
To
be
paid
from the Settlement Fund
List:
Costs
of Notice and
Administration:
To
be
paid
from
the Settlement Fund
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KEY
TERMS
PAGE
Attorneys'
Fees Amount:
Service Award Amount:
$1,026,825,
to be
paid
from the Settlement
Fund
$2,500,
to be
paid
from the Settlement Fund
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SCHEDULE OF DATES
AND DEADLINES
Unless
otherwise ordered
by the
Court, the following dates and deadlines
apply
to this
agreement. All dates
and deadlines wiII
be calculated
in
conformity
with New
Mexico Rules
of Civil Procedure for
the District
Courts
1-006(A).
Euent
Da,te/Dead,line
Date
of Execution
First
date on which this agreement has been
signed
by
all
parties,
as
indicated
on the
signature
paqe
Deadline
to Move for Preliminary
Approval
7 days
after the
Date
of Execution
Date
of Preliminary
Approval
The
day on which the Court
enters the
Preliminarv
Approval Order
Deadline
to Provide
the Class List
7 davs after Preliminarv
Approval Order
Deadline
for
Defendant
to
pay
cost
of Notice Program
and Claims
Administration
14
days after Preliminary Approval
Order
Deadline
to Send Notice
30 davs
after
Preliminarv
Approval Order
Deadline
to File
Motion for Fees,
Expenses,
and
Service Awards
15
days before
Deadline
to Object
Deadline
to
Obiect
30 davs
after
Deadline
to Send Notice
Deadline
to Opt-Out
30
davs after Deadline to Send Notice
Deadline
to Report Opt-Outs
10 davs
after
Deadline
to Opt-Out
Deadline
to Terminate
for Opt-Outs
3 davs after Deadline
to Report Opt-Outs
Deadline
to File Motion
for Final
Approval
No later
than
14
days before the Date of the
Final Approval
Hearins
Date
of
the
Final
Approval
Hearing To
be set by the Court
(Parties
to
Request a
date approximately
90-
120
days after
Preliminarv
Approval Order)
Date
of
Final
Approval
The
day on which the Court enters
the
Final
Approval
Order
Effective
Date
As defined
in Section 6.7
Deadline
to
for
Defendants
to
Pay
Fees,
Expenses,
and Service Award
7 days
after the Effective Date
Deadline
to Submit Claims
120 days
after Preliminarv Approval Order
Deadline
to Process
Claims
30 days after receipt of the
Claim
Form
by
the Settlement Administrator
Deadline
to Cure
Claim
30 days after notice of the deficiency is
provided
by the Settlement Administrator
Deadline
to Pay Valid
Claims
60
davs
after Effective Date
Date
Settlernent
Checks Exrrire 120
davs after issuance
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1. Recitals.
On September 16, 2022, the
Class Representative
filed
a
putative
Class
Action
Complaint against Defendants in the Court, alleging that
Defendants
are
liable
for the Data Incident under
claims
for:
(Count
I) negligence;
(Count
II)
intrusion upon
solitude/invasion of
privacy;
(Count
III) breach of express contract;
(Count
I$ breach
of
implied
contract;
(Count
\) negligence
per
se;
(Count
VI)
breach of
fiduciary
duty;
and
(Count
VII) violation
of
the New Mexico Unfair
Practices
Act
(NMSA
1978, Section 57-I2-2)
(the
"Lawsuit").
On December 12, 2022, Defendants filed
a motion to dismiss; the
Class
Representative
responded on
December
22, 2022; and Defendants replied on
January
20,2023.
On March L0,2023,
the Court
granted
in
part
and denied
in
part
the
motion
to dismiss. The Court denied
the
motion
to dismiss as
to
Count
I, and III
through
VI, and
granted
the motion to dismiss
as to
Count II.
On
March
2L, 2023, the Defendants filed their Answer to the Complaint
denying
all liability
and asserting affirmative defenses.
On
JuIy 19,2023, the
parties
participated
in a mediation facilitated by
mediator
Rodney A. Max. The case did not settle, but the
parties
continued
settlement negotiations
through the
Honorable
(ret.)
Wayne Andersen of JAMS.
The
parties
ultimately reached
an agreement
in
principle
to
resolve this litigation,
subject to Court
approval of the detailed terms of this final agreement.
2. Incorporation
of Key Terms, Schedule, Recitals, and Exhibits.
This
agreement expressly incorporates the
preceding
Key Terms Page,
Schedule of Dates
and
Deadlines,
Recitals, and the
following
exhibits, all of
which
are integral
parts
of this agreement:
Exhibit
A
-
the "Summary Notice'
Exhibit
B
-
the
"Detailed
Notice"
Exhibit
C
-
the
"Claim
Form"
Exhibit
D
-
the
"Preliminary
Approval Order"
Exhibit
E
-
the "Final Approval Order"
Benefits
to Class
Members.
3.1.
Settlernent Fund
Defendants
agree
to
pay
the
Settlement
Amount on
the
following schedule:
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(1)
Within
fourteen
(14)
days
of
the
Court
granting preliminary
approval of
this
Settlement
Agreement,
Defendants shall
pay
to the Settlement
Administrator
the estimated
costs associated with
notifiiing
the
Settlement Class Members;
(2)
Within
seven
(7)
days of the Effective Date, Defendants shall
pay
all
fees,
expenses, and service
awards approved by the Court to Class
Counsel,
who will distribute
any service award
to the Class
Representative
(3)
Within thirty
(30)
days
of the
Effective Date, Defendants
shall
pay
the
remainder
of the Settlement Payment
(i.e.,
the Settlement
Amount, less
the amounts already
paid
under
subsections
(1)
and
(2)
to
the
Settlement Administrator to be held in
the Settlement
Fund for the
benefit
of Class
Members
and to
pay
any remaining costs of
notice
and
administration.
The "Net
Settlement Fund" is
the amount
remaining in
the Settlement
Fund
after
payment
of the Costs of Notice and Administration, Costs of Preparing
the Class List,
and
payment
of all Court-approved attorneys' fees, expenses, and
service award. The
Net Settlement Fund will be used to
provide
the benefits listed
in
this section,
which will
be available,
as applicable, to any
person
who
is
a
member
of the Settlement Class and who
does
not
submit a valid and timely
request to
be excluded as
provided
in the Detailed Notice
(each
such
person,
a
"Class Mernber").
A Class Member may claim
all
of the
benefits to
which the
Class
Member
has a valid claim,
and
any
Class
Member
who submits a valid claim will
also receive
a Cash Payment. A Class Member
may claim these benefits by
submitting a completed
Claim
Form
to the Settlement
Administrator
postmarked
no
later than
the
Deadline
to Submit Claims or
by
submitting such a request by
that
deadline
through the Settlement Website. All claims will be
processed
and
validated
as set
forth
in Section 4.
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3.L.2. Identity Theft
Protection Services.
"Identity
Theft Protection Services" means
credit
monitoring
and
identity
theft
protection
services
having
the
Identity
Theft Protection Services
Attributes
listed
on the
Key Terms Page
to be
provided
by a vendor approved by
Class Counsel.
The Settlement Fund
will
pay
to
provide
Identity Theft Protection
Services
to each
Class
Member who
submits a valid claim for
Identity Theft
Protection
Services, at no cost to the Class Member.
3.1.3. Claims for Lost Time.
"Lost
Time"
means time a Class Member spent
dealing with
the Data
Incident,
such as
time spent
freezing
credit, checking statements, dealing with
actual or suspected
fraud, or other time spent by a Class Member that
would
not
have been spent
but
for
the
Data
Incident. The Settlement Fund will
pay
all valid
claims for reimbursement for
Lost Time in the amounts and limits set forth under
Lost Time
Payments on
the
Key Terms Page.
3.1.4. Claims for
Ordinary Losses.
"Ordinary
Losses" means the following out-of-pocket
expenses
incurred by a
Class Member
and fairly
traceable to the
Data
Incident:
(i)
bank fees,
Iong
distance
phone
charges, cell
phone
charges
(only
if
charged by the
minute),
data
charges
(only
if
charged based
on the amount of data used), miscellaneous
qualified
expenses
subject to explanation, such as
postage,
notary, fax,
copying,
mileage,
and./or
gasoline
for local
travel; and
(ii)
fees
for credit reports, credit
monitoring,
and/or other identity
theft insurance
product purchased
between
the date of the
Data
Incident
and the
Deadline
to Submit Claims. The Settlement Fund will
pay
all
valid claims for reimbursement
of Ordinary Losses in the amounts and limits set
forth under
Ordinary Loss Payments
on
the Key Terms Page.
3.1.5. Claims for Extraordinary Losses.
"Extraordinary
Losses" means unreimbursed
costs or expenditures
(other
than Ordinary Losses)
incurred by a Class Member
and
fairly
traceable
to the Data
Incident.
Extraordinary Losses include,
without limitation, the unreimbursed costs,
expenses,
losses or
charges
incurred
a
result
of identity theft or identity
fraud,
falsified
tax returns,
or other
possible
misuse of information compromised
in
the
Data Incident,
and including accountant's fees related
to any credit
freezes. The
Settlement
Fund will
pay
all valid claims
for reimbursement
of Extraordinary
Losses in
the amounts
and
limits
set
forth under Extraordinary Loss Payments
on
the Key Terms
Page.
3.1.6. Cash Payment.
"Cash
Payment" means
a
payment
to be made in
addition
to any other
benefits
of
this
agreement. The Settlement Fund will
pay
all
valid claims for a Cash
Payment
in
the amounts and limits set forth under
Cash
Payment Amount
on the
Key Terms
Page,
provided,
however,
that the final amount of the Cash
Payment
due to
each Class Member will
be
increased
or decreased such that
it is
equal to the
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Net
Settlement Fund,
less
the costs of
providing
the benefits
and
payments
for valid
claims
set forth in
paragraphs
3.1.1 through 3.I.4,
divided by the total number
of
persons
submitting
valid claims for
benefits under
paragraphs
3.1.1 through
3.1.5.
3.1.7.
Cy
Pres.
After
the Date
Settlement Checks Expire
there
remain
monies in
the
Net
Settlement
Fund, those monies
will
not revert to Defendant
but will,
after
deduction
of
any
final
costs of
administration,
be
paid
to the Cy Pres
Recipient(s) in
the
amount(s)
set forth
on the Key Terms Page.
4.
Claims Processing
and Provision
of Settlement Benefits.
4.I.
Settlement
Administrator's
Duties
and Discretion in
Processing
Claims.
The
Settlement
Administrator
will
be
responsible
for collecting
and
processing
all Claim Forms,
whether
submitted by mail
or through the Settlement
Website.
The
Settlement Administrator
may consult
with Class Counsel in making
determinations
as
to any claim,
but the Settlement
Administrator has
the sole
discretion
to determine,
in
good
faith
and under
the terms of
this Settlement
Agreement,
whether any
claim is timely,
whether any
claim
is
complete or deficient,
and whether
any claim is valid,
including
whether documentation
is sufficient to
support
any claim. If
the Settlement
Administrator identifies
a deficiency in
the
information
provided
for
any claim, the
Settlement Administrator must
follow the
procedures
in
Section 4.3
to allow the
Class Member
a chance to cure the
deficiency.
4.2.
Determining
the
Validity of Claims.
In
order
for any claim
to be valid,
the
following
requirements
must be met
(all
three
of these requirements,
collectively
the
"Basic
Claim
Requirements"):
(i)
the claim
must
be submitted by
a Class Member
or the Class Member's
authorized
legal representative;
(ii)
the information required
to
process
the claim must have
been completed;
and
(iii)
the original
claim must have
been submitted
on or before
the
Deadline
to Submit Claims.
A
claim for Identity
Theft Protection
Services
and./or Lost Time
will be valid
so long
as it meets
the Basic
Claim Requirements.
A claim
for Ordinary
Losses will
be valid so long
as
it
meets the Basic
Claim
Requirements
and is accompanied
by documentation
of the loss.
A
claim for
Extraordinary Losses
will
be valid so long
as
it
meets the Basic
Claim
Requirements
and is
accompanied
by
documentation
of the loss and a
statement
signed under
penalty
of
perjury
attesting
to the accuracy
of the claim.
A
claim for
a Cash Payment
will be
valid so long as it meets
the Basic Claim
Requirements.
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No later
than
the
Deadline
to
Process
Claims, the Settlement
Administrator
must
process
Claim Forms
to determine
whether
the claim is, in whole
or
in
part,
valid,
invalid,
or deficient.
4.3. Processing
Deficient
Claims and
Opportunity
to Cure.
If the
Settlement
Administrator
determines
that
any Claim Form that has
been submitted
is
deficient or
that additional
documentation
or
information
is
necessary
to determine
the validity
of the claim,
the Settlement
Administrator
shall
promptly
provide
the
person
submitting
the Claim Form
with notice
of the
deficiency
and request
that the
person
provide
the information
or documentation
necessary
to
process
the
Claim
Form
and to determine
the validity
of the claim.
Failure
of the
person
to
provide
the requested
information
Deadline
to Cure
Claims
may
result
in denial
of the
claim, or
part
of it, by
the Settlement Administrator.
4.4. Payment
of Valid
Claims.
No later
than the Deadline
to Pay
Valid Claims,
the Settlement
Administrator
must
pay
the valid
claim
fty
check or by other
payment
means
agreed
to by
the
parties)
and/or arrange
for the
provision
of Identity Theft
Protection
Services,
as appropriate
for the
claim. The
Settlement Fund
will be
responsible
for
providing
the Settlement
Administrator
with
all
payments
necessary
to
provide
the benefits
deemed valid
by the
Settlement Administrator
within
the
Deadline
to Pay Valid
Claims.
The
Settlement
Administrator
shall report
to Class
Counsel and Defendants
on a
periodic
basis
regarding
the status
of valid,
invalid, and deficient
claims.
4.5.
Custody
of the
Settlement Fund.
The
Settlement
Fund
shall be deposited
into
an appropriate trust
established
by the
Settlement
Administrator
but shall remain
subject to
the
jurisdiction
of the
Court until
such time
as the
entirety of
the Settlement Fund
is distributed
pursuant
to the
Settlement
Agreement
or returned
to those
who
paid
the Settlement Fund in
the event
this Settlement
Agreement
is
voided, terminated,
or cancelled.
4.6, Treasury
Regulations
and Fund
Investment.
The Parties
agree that the
Settlement Fund
is intended
to be maintained
as a
qualified
settlement
fund
within the
meaning
of
Treasury
Regulation
$
1.468 B-1,
and that
the Settlement
Administrator,
within
the
meaning
of Treasury
Regulation
S
1.468
B-2(kX3),
shall be responsible
for filing
tax returns
and any
other tax
reporting
for
or
in
respect
of the
Settlement Fund
and
paying
from
the Settlement
Fund
any
taxes owed
with respect
to the Settlement
Fund.
The Parties agree
that the
Settlement
Fund
shall be treated
as a
qualified
settlement
fund from
the earliest date
possible
and agree
to
any
relation-back
election required
to
treat the Settlement Fund
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as a
qualified
settlement fund from
the earliest
date
possible.
Any and
all
funds held
in the
Settlement Fund
shall be held in
an interest-bearing
account insured by the
Federal Deposit
Insurance
Corporation
("FDIC")
at
a
financial
institution determined
by
the Settlement Administrator
and
approved by
the
Parties.
Funds may be
placed
in
a non-interest
bearing
account as may
be
reasonably
necessary
during the check
clearing
process.
The
Settlement Administrator
shall
provide
an accounting of any
and all funds in
the Settlement
Fund, including
any interest
accrued thereon and
payments
made
pursuant
to this Agreement, upon
request of
any
of
the
Parties.
4.7. Taxes
All
taxes relating
to the Settlement
Fund shall be
paid
out of the Settlement
Fund, shall
be considered
an Administrative
Expense,
and shall be timely
paid
by
the
Settlement
Administrator
without
prior
order
of the Court. Further,
the Settlement
Fund
shall indemnify
and hold harmless
the Parties
and their counsel for taxes
(including,
without limitation,
taxes
payable
by reason of any such indemnification
payments).
The
Parties
and their respective
counsel have made no representation
or
warranty
with respect
to
any tax treatment
by any Class Representative or
any
Settlement
Class
Member
of any
payment
or transfer made
pursuant
to
this
Agreement
or
derived from
or made
pursuant
to the Settlement Fund. Each
Class
Representative
and
Settlement Class Member
shall be
solely
responsible for
the
federal,
state,
and local tax
consequences to him, her,
they, or it of the receipt of funds
from
the Settlement
Fund
pursuant
to this Agreement.
5. Releases.
5.1
On the Effective
Date, the Parties
and each
and every Class Member
who has
not timely
opted out shall
be bound
by this Settlement Agreement and
shall
have recourse
only to the benefits, rights,
and remedies
provided
hereunder.
No other
action,
demand, suit, arbitration,
or other
claim
may
be
pursued
against
Defendants
or any Released
Entities with respect
to the Released
Claims.
5.2 On
the Effective Date,
and to the fullest
extent
permitted
by law, each
Settlement
Class Member,
including Plaintif{
who has not
timely opted out, either
directly, indirectly,
representatively,
as a member
of or on behalf
of
the
general
public
or in
any capacity,
shall be
permanently
barred and enjoined from
commencing,
prosecuting,
pursuing,
or
participating
in
any
recovery
in any action
in
this or
any other forum
(other
than
participation
in the
Settlement as
provided
herein)
in which
any of the Released
Claims is
asserted.
5.3 On
the
Effective
Date and in
consideration of
the
promises
and
covenants
set forth in
this Settlement Agreement,
(i)
Plaintiff
and each Settlement
Class Member
who has not timely
opted out,
and
each
of their respective spouses
and children
with
claims on behalf of
the Settlement Class Member,
executors,
representatives,
guardians,
wards,
heirs,
estates,
successors,
predecessors,.next
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friends,
co-borrowers, co-obligors,
co-debtors, legal representatives,
attorneys,
agents,
and assigns, and all those
who claim through them or who assert claims
(or
could assert claims)
on their behalf
(including
the
government
in the capacity as
parens
patriae
or
on behalfofcreditors or
estates ofthe
releasors),
and each ofthem
(collectively
and individually,
the "Releasing Persons"), will
be
deemed
to
have,
and by
operation of the Final
Order and Judgment shall have, fully, finally,
completely,
and
forever
released
and discharged the Released Entities from
the
Released
Claims. The release
set
forth
in the
preceding
sentence
(the
"Release")
shall be included
as
part
of any
judgment,
so that all Released Claims shall be
barred by
principles
of res
judicata,
collateral estoppel, and claim and issue
preclusion.
5.4 Without
in any way limiting
the scope of the Release, the Release
covers,
without limitation,
any and all claims for
attorneys'fees, costs, and expenses
incurred
by Class Counsel
or any other counsel representing Plaintiff
or
Settlement
Class
Members,
or any of them, in
connection with or
related
in any manner to the
Lawsuit,
the Data Incident,
the Settlement,
the administration of such Settlement,
as well
as any and
aII claims for the
Service
Awards
to Plaintiff.
5.5
Subject to Court
approval, as of the Effective Date,
all Class
Members
who have not
timely opted out
shall be bound by this
Settlement
Agreement
and the
Release
and all of
their claims in the Lawsuit
shall be dismissed with
prejudice
and
released,
irrespective
of
whether they received actual notice of
the
Lawsuit or this
Settlement.
5.6 As
of the Effective Date,
the Released Entities are deemed, by
operation
of the entry of
the
Final
Order and Judgment,
to
have fully released
and
forever
discharged Plaintiff,
the Settlement Class Members
who have
not
timely
opted
out, Class
Counsel, or any
other counsel representing Plaintiff or
Settlement
Class
Members,
or any of them, of
and
from
any claims arising out of the Lawsuit
or
the Settlement.
Any
other claims or defenses Defendants
or other Released Entities
may have
against Plaintiff,
the Class Members who have not
timely opted out,
Class Counsel,
or any
other counsel representing
Plaintiff or Class Members,
including,
without limitation,
atry claims based upon
or arising out of any
employment,
debtor-creditor,
contractual, or
other business
relationship
that are
not
based upon
or do not arise out
of the
institution,
prosecution,
assertion,
settlement,
or
resolution
of the Lawsuit
or the Released
Claims that are not
released,
are specifically
preserved
and shall not be affected
by the
preceding
sentence.
5-7
As of the Effective Date,
the
Released
Entities
are deemed,
by
operation
of entry of
the
Final
Order and
Judgment, to have fully released
and
forever
discharged
each other of and from
any claims they may have
against each
other
arising from
the claims
asserted in the Lawsuit, including
any claims
arising
out of
the investigation,
defense,
or settlement of the Lawsuit.
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5.8 Nothing
in the
Release
shall
preclude
any
action to enforce the
terms
of
this Settlement
Agreement
by the Parties,
the Class
Members,
or Class Counsel,
including
participation
in
any of the
processes
detailed
herein.
6. Process
for
Court Approval
of
Settlement.
This
entire
agreement
is contingent
on
the
parties
obtaining Court
approval
of
the agreement.
Solely for the
purpose
of implementing
this
Settlement
Agreement
and effectuating
the
Settlement,
Defendants
stipulate
to the
certification
of the Settlement
Class and
wiII
not
oppose Plaintiff
s request for
certification.
6.1.
PreliminaryApproval.
No
later
than the Deadline
to
Move
for Preliminary
Approval,
the Class
Representative
must move
the
Court to enter
the Preliminary
Approval
Order.
Defendants
will not
oppose
the motion,
including
not opposing
class certification for
purposes
of settlement.
6.2.
Preparation
of the Class
List.
No
later
than the Deadline
to
Provide
the Class List,
Defendants must
provide
the Settlement
Administrator
with information
sufficient for the
Settlement
Administrator
to mail
or email
each member
of the
Settlement Class
the Summary
Notice.
Before
sending notice,
the Settlement
Administrator
must update
the
addresses
provided
using
the United
States
Postal
Service's National
Change of
Address
service.
6.3.
Notice
to Members
of
the Settlement
Class.
No later
than
the Deadline
to Send Notice,
the
Settlement Administrator
must
do all
of the following:
(a)
Establish
at a
URL agreed
to by Class
Counsel
and
Defendants'
Counsel
(the
"Settlement
Website") and
post
the Detailed
Notice
to the
Settlement
Website
(b)
Establish
a toll-free number
and
an e-mail address
at which members
of
the Settlement
Class may
obtain information
or contact the
Settlement
Administrator
(c)
E-mail
the Summary
Notice
to all
persons
on the
Class List for whom
an
email
address is
provided
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(d)
Mail
the Summary
Notice
by
United States
mail to
all other
persons
on
the
Class List to
whom the
Settlement
Administrator
does not
send
an
email.
If
any emailed
Summary
Notice is returned
as undeliverable,
the
Settlement
Administrator
must
promptly
cause
the Summary
Notice
to be mailed
to that
member
of the Settlement
Class. If any mailed
Summary Notice is
returned
as
undeliverable
with
a forwarding
address
then
the Settlement
Administrator
must
promptly
cause the
Summary Notice
to
be
forwarded
by mail
to the listed
forwarding
address. If
any mailed
Summary
Notice
is returned
as undeliverable
without
a forwarding
address then
the Settlement
Administrator
must
attempt
to
locate
the
correct address
through
a reasonable
search
and must
promptly
forward
the
Summary
Notice
to the
address obtained
from
the search.
The
Costs
of Notice
and Administration
will be
paid
as set forth
on the Key
Terms
Page.
6.4.
Right of Members
of the Settlement
Class to Opt-Out.
Any
member
of the
Settlement
Class may
choose to
be excluded from
the
Settlement
Class by
complying
with the requirements
to opt-out
set
forth
in the
Detailed
Notice. Any
person
who submits
a valid
and timely request
to opt-out
will
be excluded
from
the
settlement
and will not
be bound
by any of its
terms, including
the release.
Any
member
of the Settlement
Class
who does not
submit a valid
and
timely
opt-out
will be bound
by the
Settlement.
No later
than the Deadline
to
Report
Opt-Outs,
the
Settlement Administrator
must report
aII
opt-outs it has
received
to Class
Counsel
and counsel
for Defendants.
6.5.
Right of
Class Members
to
Object.
Any Class
Member
may object
to the
Settlement
by complying
with the
requirements
to
submit an
objection set
forth in
the Detailed Notice.
6.6. Final
Approval.
At
the final
approval hearing,
the
Class
Representative
and
Defendants
must
move
the
Court to
enter the Final Approval
Order.
6.7. Effective
Date.
The
"Effective
Date"
of
this Settlement
Agreement
shall
be the first
date
when each
and
all of the following
conditions
have
occurred:
(a)
This
Settlement
Agreement
has
been fully
executed by all Parties
and
their
counsel;
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&)
Orders have
been entered
by the
Court certifying the
Settlement Class,
granting
preliminary
approval
of this Settlement
Agreement,
and approving the
Notice
Program
and Claim Form,
all as
provided
above;
(c)
The
Court-approved Notice
has
been sent
and the Settlement Website
has
been
duly created
and maintained
as ordered
by the Court;
(d)
The
Court has
entered a Final
Order and
Judgment finally approving
this Settlement
Agreement,
as
provided
above;
(e)
The Final
Order
and Judgment has
become Final;
and
(0
The
time for
any appeal of the Final
Order
and Judgment entered by
the
Court has
expired.
7. Attorneyso
Fees,
Expenses,
and Service
Award
No later
than
the Deadline
to
File
Motion for Final
Approval and Fees
and
Notice
of Opt-Outs,
Class
Counsel shall file
a motion
with the Court for
consideration
at the Final
Approval hearing
seeking
to be
paid
attorneys' fees
of up
to the Attorneys'Fees
Amount listed
on the
Key Terms Page,
plus
expenses,
plus
a
service
award of up
to the Service Award
Amount listed
on the Key Terms Page,
to
be
paid
from
the Settlement
Fund. Defendants
agree to take no
position
on
requests
that
are no
greater
than these
amounts.
No
later than
the Deadline
to
Pay
Fees, Expenses,
and Service Award,
Class
Counsel
and the Class
Representative
shall be
paid
the amounts awarded
by the
Court for
fees,
expenses, and
service awards,
from the sources listed
on the Key
Terms
Page.
8. No Admission
of Liability/Agreement
Not Binding Absent
Approval.
Defendants
deny
each and all
of the claims and
contentions alleged
against
it
in
the Lawsuit.
Defendants
deny all allegations
of wrongdoing or liability
as alleged,
or
which could
be alleged, in
the Lawsuit. Nonetheless,
Defendants
concluded that
further
defense
of the
Lawsuit
would be
protracted
and expensive,
and that
it
is
desirable
that the Lawsuit
be fully
and finally
settled in the manner
and
upon
the
terms
and
conditions set forth
in this Settlement
Agreement. Defendants
considered
the uncertainty
and risks
inherent in
any litigation. Defendants
have, therefore,
determined
that it
is desirable
and beneficial
that the Lawsuit be
settled in the
manner
and upon
the terms and
conditions set forth in
this
Settlement Agreement.
If
this agreement
fails to become
effective, or is voided,
for any reason, then:
(i)
no
act, statement,
or filing in furtherance
of this agreement may
be
used
to
support
or oppose
the certification
of any class in
the lawsuit;
(ii)
all the
parties
to
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this agreement
shall
be returned
to
the same
position
in the
lawsuit that
they were
in on
the day
before
the Date of Execution;
and
(iii)
Defendants
shall
be entitled to
object to
certification
of
any
class
in this lawsuit.
9. Additional
Terms
9.1.
Agreement
to Effectuate
This
Settlement
The
Class Representative,
Class Counsel,
Defendants,
and Defendants'
counsel
agree to undertake
their
best
efforts to effectuate
this
Settlement
Agreement,
including:
(i)
all steps
that may
be appropriate
or necessary
to secure
the Court's
preliminary
and final
approvals
and entry
of the Preliminary
Approval
Order and
the Final
Approval
Order;
and
(ii)
all steps that may
be appropriate
or
necessary
to oppose
any
challenges
to or
appeals from
the Court's
orders approving
this
agreement.
9.2. Integration
Clause
This
agreement,
and all exhibits
to it,
constitute
the entire agreement
between
the
parties
and can
be modified
only in
writing. This
agreement, and
all
exhibits
to it,
constitute
the
entire agreement
between the
parties,
and supersede
any
prior
understandings,
agreements,
or representations
by or between
the
parties,
written
or oral,
to the extent
they relate
in
any way to
the subject matter
of
this agreement.
The
agreement is
an integrated
agreement,
and no
promise,
inducement,
or agreement
separate
from
this agreement
has been made
to the
parties.
The
terms
of this
agreement,
and all exhibits
to it,
are binding upon
and
inure
to
the benefit
of each
of the
parties
and
their respective
successors,
heirs,
and
assigns.
9.3.
Execution
in
Counterparts
and by Electronic
Signature
This
agreement may
be executed
in
counterparts,
and each counterpart,
when executed,
shall
be deemed
to be an original.
Parties
may sign
by electronic
signature,
such
as DocuSign.
9.4.
No Construction
Against
the Drafter
Each
party
has
participated
in negotiating
and drafting
this agreement
through
counsel,
so if
an ambiguity
or
question
of intent
or interpretation
arises,
this
agreement
is to
be construed
as if the
parties
had
drafted it
jointly,
as opposed
to
being construed
against
a
party.
Further,
each
party
represents
that they have
each read
this
agreement
and
are
fully
aware
of and understand
all of
its
terms
and
the legal
consequences
thereof. The
parties
represent
that they have
consulted or
have had
the
opportunity
to consult
with
and have received
or have
had
the
opportunity
to receive
advice from legal
counsel
in connection
with
their review and
execution
of
this Settlement
Agreement.
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9.5.
Choice
of Law, Forum,
and
Stipulation to Jurisdiction
This
agreement,
and all exhibits
to it, shall be
governed
by the laws
of the
State in
which
the Court is located,
and
the
parties
to
this Settlement Agreement
stipulate
that
the Court has
personal
jurisdiction
over
them
for
purposes
of
administering,
interpreting,
and enforcing
this agreement. Atl
proceedings
relating
to the
administration,
interpretation,
and enforcement
of this agreement
and
related
documents
must be
brought in
the Court.
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10. Signatures
Each
party
is
signing as of the date indicated next
to
that
party's
signature
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EXHIBIT
A
(SUMMARYNOTICE)
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Summarv
Notice
Andreoni v. Radiology Associates
of
Albuquerque, P.A.
d/b/a RAA Imaging; and
Advanced
Imaging,
LLC
d/b/a High Re solut ion, No. D-202- CV -2022-05 463
(Second
Judicial District
Court of New Mexico)
A
proposed
settlement has been reached in
the above-entitled class action
lawsuit. The
$awsuit
alleges that from approximately July 22,2021, to August 3
,2021 ,
and
from
December 22,2020,1o July 15,2021, Defendants
experiencedaData
Incident
in which Defendants'
computer systems were infiltrated by unauthorized individuals
and the
personal
health
information
and
personally
identifiable information
(collectively
"Personal
Information")
of
patients
was
potentially
compromised.
Defendants
deny
all
liability
but
have
entered into a
proposed
Settlement.
Records
indicate
you
are
included.
Settlement
Benefits. If
you
do not
opt out of the settlement,
you
may be entitled to
receive
settlement
benefits
by submitting
a Claim Form
no later
than
[DATE],
which
you
can
obtain online at
[www.SettlementWebsite.com]
or by calling 833-462-3506.
If eligible,
you
may
submit a claim for three
years
of free credit monitoring
and
identity
theft
protection
services
(including
$1,000,000
in identity theft insurance), and
you
may
submit a claim for Lost Time
($20lper
hour, up to 4 hours); Ordinary Losses
(up
to
$400);
and
Extraordinary
Losses
(up
to
$4,000)
you
experienced
related
to the
Data
Incident. In
addition,
you
may submit a claim for
a
Cash Payment in
an
amount
estimated to be
$80
(subject
to increase
or decrease based on the total Net Settlement
Funds remaining
after
payment
of
all other claim types).
Your
Options. You
can do
nothing
and claim no benefits, submit a Claim Form to
claim benefits,
object to the settlement or any
part
of it, or opt-out
of the Settlement.
If
you
do anything
but opt out,
you
will
give
up the right to sue Defendants on the issues
covered
by the settlement. If
you
opt
out,
you
will retain the
right
to sue, but
you
will
not
be
eligible
to receive any of the benefits
of the settlement.
Detailed
instructions on
how
to make
a claim, object, or opt-out are available online at
[www.SettlementWebsite.com]
or by calling 833-642-3506. Objections or opt-out
requests
must
be
postmarked
no later than
[DATE].
Final
Approval Hearins. The
Court will hold
a
final approval hearing on
[Month]
[Day],
2022, at
[HH]:[MM][a/p.m]
at
[Location].
The Court will
decide at
the hearing
whether the
settlement is fair, reasonable,
and adequate.
The
Court will also consider a
request
for attorneys'fees
of
$1,026,825,
plus
expenses to be
paid
to Class
Counsel
from
the Settlement Fund,
along with a
$2,500
service award to the
Class
Representative.
Need More Information?
Visit
[wrvw.SettlementWebsite.com]
or call 833-642-3506
DocuSign Envelope lD: 81A7D9CF-AFCC-4DC9-8D37-1219006E90AC
EXHIBIT B
(DETAILED
NOTICE)
DocuSign Envelope ID:
81
A7D9CF-AFCC-4DC9-8D37-1
21
9006E90AC
ANDREONI
V. RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES
OF ALBUQUERQUE,
P.A. DIBIA
RAA IMAGING; AND
ADVANCED IMAGING, LLC DIBIA HIGH
RESOLUTION, NO. D-20 z-CV
-2022-05463
SECOND DISTRICT
JUDICIAL COURT, NEW ME)ilCO
If
you
were sent a Notice of Data Breach by RadiologyAssociates
of
Albuquerque, P.A.
d/b/a RAA Imaging;
and
Advanced
Imaging, LLC d/b/a High Resolution
you
could
get
benefits from a class action settlement.
A state Court authorized
this
Detailed
Notice. This is not a solicitationfrom a lawyer.
This
is
Notice
of
a
proposed
class action settlement that
provides
benefits to settle claims
relating
to a
Data Incident
that occurred
between approximately July
22,2021to August 3,2021,
and from December
22,2020, to July 15, 2021, in which Defendants'
computer
systems
were
infiltrated
by unauthorized individuals
and the
personal
health information and
personally
identifiable
information
(coilectively
"Personal
Information")
of
patients
was
potentially
compromised. Defendants
deny
all
liability
but have entered
into
a
proposed
settlement.
Under the settlement, Defendants
will
pay
$3,080,475
into a Settlement
Fund,
which after
Court-approved deductions for fees,
expenses, and awards will be used to
provide
the
following
benefits:
a
a
a
o The
option to enroll in three
years
of 3-credit-bureau credit monitoring and
identity
theft
protection
services
(including
$1,000,000
in identity theft
insurance),
at no cost to
you.
o Valid claims submitted for
Ordinary
Losses
(up
to
$400.00),
Lost Time
(at
$2Olhour
up to 4 hours),
and
Extraordinary Losses
(up
to
$4,000)
if
you
experienced related
to the
Data
Incident.
o In addition,
you
can
elect to
receive
a Cash
Payment in
an amount estimated
to be
$80
(subject
to increase
or decrease based on the total
Net
Settlement
Funds
remaining after
payment
of all other claim types)
You have
the
right
to do nothing, submit a claim, object to the
settlement
or any
part
of it,
or opt-out
of the settlement. If
you
do not opt out of
the
settlement,
and
final approval is
granted,
you
will release
any claims
you
have relating to the Data Incident as set
forth
in
the Settlement Agreement.
Your
legal rights are
affected, so
please
read this Detailed Notice carefully
Questions?
Call 833-462-3506
or
visit
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These
rights
and options-and the deadlines
to exercise them-are explained in
this
notice.
Please
be
patient
while the Court decides
whether to approve the settlement. Payments
will be made if the
Court approves the settlement
and after any appeals.
o
a
Sunvrrr.tCunr
To receive
any of the cash benefits or the identity theft
protection
services
available
from
the settlement,
you
must
submit
a claim using the Claim Form,
which
may
be
obtained
online at
[www.SettlementWebsite.coml
or by callin
g
833
-462-
3506. If
you
submit a claim,
you
give
up
the right to bring
a
separate lawsuit
about the same issues, but
you
are eligible to
receive
any of the settlement benefits
to which
you
have
a valid
clairn.
Excr,uon
Younsrr,r
If
you
exclude
yourself
from
the settlement,
you
will
get
no
benefits from
the settlement, but
you
will keep the right to bring
a separate lawsuit about
the same issues at
your
own expense,
if
you
choose.
On.lrcr
If
you
object to the settlement
or any
part
of it,
you
may write to
the
Court about
your
objection. If the settlement is
approved
you
will still
give
up the right
to bring a separate lawsuit about the
same issues,
and
you
will need to submit
a claim to
receive
any
settlement benefits.
Do
NorHn'[c
If
you
do
nothing you
will
give
up the
right
to bring a separate
lawsuit
about
the same issues, and
you
will not be
eligible
to
receive
any benefits of the
settlement.
Youn LEGAL
RTcHTS
AND
OprroNs rN THrs
SnrrlrmrNr:
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Wrrnl rJrs No'r'rcl
CoNTATNS
Baslc
INnoRuartoN
l.
Why did I
get
this Notice?
2. What is
the Lawsuit
about?
3. Why is
this a class
action?
4.
Why is
there a settlement?
Wuo
ts IN THE
SnrruueNT. . .
5. How
do I know
if I am
part
of
the settlement?
Tsn
SnTTIEMENT Bnnnprrs-WHAT
You
Grcr..
6.
What does the
settlement
provide?
7. When would I
get
my
payment?
8.
What am I
giving
up to
get
a
payment?
EXCIUoTNc
Younsnln FRoM
THE SETTLEMENT
9. How
do I
get
out
of the settlement?
10.
If I don't
exclude myself,
can I sue later for
the same thing?
I L
If I exclude
myself,
can
I
get
money from
this settlement?
TTTB
LawyERS
REPRESENTING YoU
12. Do
I have a lawyer
in this case?
13.
How
will the lawyers be
paid?
OsJncrrNcrorHE
Sprrr-nueNT
. .
14. How
do I
tell the Court that I
don't
like
the settlement?
15.
What's the difference
between objecting
and excluding?
Tno
Counr's
FrNal AppRovAL
HEARTNG
16.
When
and where will the
Court decide whether
to approve
the
settlement?
17. Do I
have to come
to the hearing?
18.
May I
speak at the hearing?
In You
Do Nort.rnc
. . . .
19. What happens
if I do nothing
at all?
GnrrINc
Monr Innonulrrorv
20.
Are
there more details
about the settlement?
Pncs 4
Pace 5
Pacp
5
Pacs 6
Pacp 7
Pace
8
Pacp
8
Pacs 9
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Blstc INpoRrulrroru
This
notice
has been
posted
to the
Settlement
Website relating
to a class
action brought
against
Defendants
relating
to
aData Incident
that occurred
between
approximately
July 22,2021
to
August
3,2021,
and
from
December
22,2020,
to July 15,2021,
in which Defendants'computer
systems
were infiltrated
by
unauthorized individuals
and
the
personal
health information
and
personally
identifiable
information
of
patients
was
potentially
compromised.
The
Court
approved
this
Detailed
Notice
because
class members
have
a right
to
know
about the
proposed
class
action settlement,
and about
their
options,
before the
Court decides
whether
to
approve
the
settlement.
This
package
explains
the Lawsuit,
the
settlement,
class members'
legal
rights,
what
benefits
are available,
and how
to
claim those
benefits.
The
Court in
charge
of the
case is
the Second
Judicial District
Court in
the State of New
Mexico,
and
the case
is known
as Andreoni
v. Radiologlt
Associates
of Albuquerqlue,
P.A.
d/b/a RAA
Imaging;
and Advanced
Imaging,
LLC
d/b/a High
Resolution.
The
person
who
sued is called
the
Plaintiff
or
Class Representative
and the companies
he
sued
are called
the
Defendants.
The Lawsuit
claims
that
the Defendants
failed
to
properly
safeguard
the
personally
identifiable
information
that Plaintiff
alleges
was compromised
in the Data
Incident.
Defendants
contend
that
they
acted in
accordance
with
applicable law
and
that they have
no liability
or fault relating
to
the Data
lncident.
In
a class
action lawsuit,
one or more
people
called
"Class
Representatives"
sue
on behalf
of
themselves
and other
people
who have
similar
claims. All
these
people
are
called Settlement
Class
or Settlement
Class Members.
This is
a class
action because
the
Court has
preliminarily
determined
that
the
settlement
meets the legal
requirements
for resolution
of a class
action.
Because
the case is
a
class action,
one court
resolves
the issues
for
everyone in the
Settlement
Class,
except
for those
people
who choose
to exclude
themselves
from the
Settlement
Class.
The
Court did not
decide
in favor
of the Plaintiff
or the Defendants.
Instead, both
sides agreed
to
a settlement.
The Plaintiff
has
the
duty to act in
the best
interests
of the class
as a whole
and, in
l.
Why
did I
get
this notice?
2.
What
is the
Lawsuit
about?
3. Why
is
this a class
acti0n?
4. Why
is there
a settlernent?
Questions?
Call 833
-462-3506
or visit
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this
case, it
is his belief,
as well
as Class
Counsel's
opinion, that
this
settlement is in
the best
interest
of all
Settlement
Class Members
for
at
least
the following
reasons:
There
is
legal
uncertainty
about whether
a
judge
or a
jury
will find
that
Defendants
are legally
responsible,
whether this
case could
proceed
as a
class action if
litigated,
whether Plaintiffwould
be able
to
prove
causation
and damages
at trial,
and whether
any verdict
would withstand
appeal,
which
might
result in
Settlement
Class Members
receiving
no recovery,
or
a substantially
smaller
recovery
than that
being offered
here. Even
if the Plaintiff
were to win
attrial, there is no
assurance
that
the Settlement
Class Members
would
be awarded more
than
the current
settlement
provides,
and
it may
take
years
of litigation
before
any
payments
would
be made. By settling,
the
Settlement
Class Members
will avoid
these
and other risks
and the
delays associated
with
continued
litigation
in
exchange for
access to
guaranteed
benefits now.
While
Defendants
dispute
Plaintiff's
claims,
they have
agreed
to settle
the
Lawsuit
to avoid
the
costs,
distractions,
and risks
of
litigation.
Thus,
even though Defendants
deny that
they did
anything
improper,
they believe
settlement
is in
the best interests
of allthe
Parties. The
Court
will evaluate
the
settlement
to determine
whether
it is fair,
reasonable,
and
adequate before it
approves
the
settlement.
Wso rs rN THE
SrcrrI,s[4BNr
To see
if
you
will
get
money
or other benefits
from
this settlement, you
first
have to
decide if
you
are
a Settlement
Class Member.
If
you
received
a notice
addressed
to
you
regarding
the Data Incident,
then
you
are a Settlement
Class
Member, you
will
be apaftof
the settlement
unless you
exclude yourself.
If
you
are not
sure
whether
you
have
been
properly
included,
you
can
call the number
at the bottom
of this
Detailed
Notice
to check.
Tnn
SaTTIEMENT
BntBn'rrs-WHAT
You GET
The
settlement provides
for
a number
of benefits,
and Settlement
Class Members
can claim
as
many
of
the benefits
to which
they are entitled.
These
benefits
are available
because Defendant
has
agreed
to
pay
$3,080,475
into a Settlement
Fund.
First,
Settlement
Class Members
may
submit
a claim to receive,
at
no
cost,
three
years
of
3-
credit-bureau
credit monitoring
and identity
theft
protection
services
(including
$1,000,000
in
identity
theft insurance).
Second,
Settlement
Class Members
who
suffered
an out-of-pocket
loss
or Lost
Time related
to
the Data
Incident
may
submit a claim
for a
cash reimbursement.
Defendants
will
pay
valid
5. How
do I know
if I
ant
part
of
the settlement?
6. What
cloes
the
settlement
provide
and
how
can I claim
benefits?
Questions?
Call
833-462-3506
or visit
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claims
for Ordinary
Losses
(up
to
$400.00),
Lost Time
(at
$2Olhour
up to
4 hours),
and
Extraordinary
Losses
(up
to
$4,000.00)
that a Settlement
Class Member
experienced fairly
traceable
to the Data
Incident. These
categories are
explained in detail on
the
Claim
Form.
In
addition,
you
may
elect to receive a Cash Payment
estimated
to be
$80
(subject
to increase
or
decrease
based
on the total Net Settlement Funds
remaining
after
payment
of all other claim
types).
The
Cash Payment
will be calculated as
each claimant's
pro
rata
amount of the monies
left in
the Net
Settlement Fund
after deducting
the costs for
paying
for
the credit monitoring
described
above
and
paying
valid
claims for Ordinary Losses,
Extraordinary Losses,
and Lost
Time.
To receive
any
of the cash benefits or
the identity
theft
protection
services
available from the
settlement, you
must submit
a claim using the Claim Form,
which may
be obtained online at
[www.SettlementWebsite.coml
or by
cal
I in
g
833 -462-3 5 0
6.
The
Court
will hold
a
hearing
on
[Month]
[Day],
202_,to
decide whether to approve
the
settlement. If
the Court
approves the settlernent,
there may
be a
period
when appeals can
be
filed.
Once
any appeals
are resolved
or
if no
appeals
are filed, it will be
possible
to distribute the funds.
This may
take
several months
and
perhaps
more
than ayear.
Unless
you
exclude
yourself,
you
are
staying in the
Settlement Class, and that means
you
cannot
sue, continue
to sue,
or be
part
of any
other lawsuit against Defendants
relating
to the
legal
claims
in this
case.
It
also means
that all of
the Court's orders will
apply to
you.
Once the
settlement
is final,
your
claims relating
to this
case will be released.
Excluorxc
YouRsu-r
FRoM THE SETTLEMENT
If
you
do not
want a
payment
frorn
this settlement
or the other benefits
described here, but
you
want
to keep
the right
to sue or continue
to sue the Defendants
on
your
own about
the
legal
issues
in this
case,
then
you
must take steps
to
get
out. This is
called excluding
yourself----or
is
sometimes
referred
to as
"opting out" of the
settlement.
To
exclude yourself
from this settlement,
you
must
send a letter by mail
saying that
you
want
to
opt-out or
be excluded from
Andreoni v. Radiologt
Associates
of Albuquerque, P.A.
d/b/a RAA
Imaging;
and Advanced Imaging,
LLC d/b/a High
Resolution. The
letter must include your
name,
address,
telephone number,
and
your
signature. You must
mail
your
exclusion
request
postmarked
no later
than
[PARTIES
TO
PROVIDE DATE]
to:
7. When
would I
get
rny
benefits?
8. What
arn I
giving
up to
get
a
payment?
9. How
do I
get
out of the
settlement?
Questions
? Call
833
-462-3
5 0 6
or visit
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RAA
Imaging
Settlement
c/o
Kroll Settlement
Administration
P.O. Box 225391
New
York,
NY 10150-5391You
cannot
exclude
yourself
on
the
phone
or by e-mail.
If
you
ask
to
be excluded, you
will not
get
any settlement
benefits,
and
you
cannot
object to the
settlement.
You will
not be legally
bound
by anything
that
happens
in
this lawsuit.
No. Unless you
exclude
yourself,
you
give
up the right
to sue the Defendants
for the claims
resolved
by this
settlement. If
the settlement is
finally
approved,
you
will be
permanently
enjoined
and barred from
initiating
or continuing
any lawsuit
or other
proceeding
against
Defendants
about the issues
in
this Lawsuit. Remember
that the exclusion
deadline is
[PARTIES
TO
PROVTDE
DATEI.
No. If you
exclude
yourself,
you
are not
eligible for
any money
or other benefits from
this
settlement.
Tuo LawyERS
REPRESENTTNG
You
The
Court
appointed
the law firms
of Osten
& Harrison,
PLC;
Stranch, Jennings
& Garvey,
PLLC;
Turke
& Strauss, LLP;
and
Cohen & Malad,
LLP
to
represent you
and
other Class
Members.
Together,
the lawyers
are called Class
Counsel.
You will not be charged
for these
lawyers.
If
you
want to
be represented
by
your
own lawyer, you
may hire one at
your
own
expense.
Class
Counsel
will ask the
Court for attorneys'
fees
of up to
$1,026,825.00,
plus
reasonable
expenses,
to be
paid
from
the Settlement
Fund,
along with
a service
award to the Class
Representative
of
$2,500.
Os.IncrtNc ro
rHE SnttlnrvrnNr
You
can tell
the Court
that
you
don't
agree
with the settlement
or some
part
of
it.
10.
lf
I don't
exclude myself,
can I
sue later for
the same
thing?
I l.
lf I
exclude myself,
can I
get
money from
this settlement?
12.
Do I
have a lawyer
in this
case?
13.
How
r,vill
the lawyers
be
paid?
14.
How
do I
tell the Court
that I
don't
like
the settlement?
Questions?
Call
833-462-3 506
or visit
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If
you're
a Settlement Class
Member,
you
can object to the settlement
if
you
don't like
any
part
of it. To object,
you
must
send a
letter
to
the
Settlement
Administrator saying
that
you
object to
the settlement, or
part
of
it, in Andreoni v. Radiolog,, Associates of Albuquerque,
P.A.
d/b/a
RAA
Imaging;
and
Advanced Imaging, LLC
d/b/a
High Resolution. To have
your
objection considered
by the Court,
you
also must
file
your
objection with the
Clerk
of the
Court
(identified
below).
You must
state the reasons for
your
objection and include any evidence, briefs,
motions
or
other
materials
you
intend to offer in support of the objection. You must include
your
name, address,
telephone
number,
your
signature, and the reasons
you
object to the settlement, along
with any
materials in
support of
your
arguments. If
you
intend to appear at the final approval
hearing
either
yourself
or
by a
lawyer,
you
must
also state
your
intention
to appear.
You must mail the
objection to
the SettlementAdministrator at the
following
address
no later than
[PARTIES
TO
PROVIDE
DATE]:
RAA Imaging Settlement
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration
P.O. Box 225391
NewYork,
NY
10150-5391
[Court
info]
Objecting is simply telling
the
Court
that
you
don't like
something
about the settlement.
You
can
object
only
if
you
stay
in
the settlement.
Excluding
yourself
is
telling the
Court that
you
don't
want
to be
part
of the settlement. If
you
exclude
yourself, you
have no basis to object
because
this case no longer
affects
you.
THe CouRT's F rNrlL AppRovAL HEARTNG
The Court will hold
a hearing to decide whether to approve the settlement.
You do not need to
attend, but
you
are welcome to do so,
if
you
choose.
The
Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at
[PARTIES
TO PROVIDE
TIME] on
[PARTIES
TO PROVIDE DATE] at
[address
of the court]
(or
by telephonic or
videoconference, if necessary
please
check the Settlement Website for updates on the
hearing).
At this hearing,
the Court will consider
whether
the sefflement
is fair, reasonable, and adequate
If
there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will listen to
people
who
have
asked to speak
at the
hearing
and complied with
question
l8 of this Detailed Notice. The Court
may
also decide how much
to
pay
Class Counsel and the Plaintiff. After the hearing, the Court
will decide
whether to approve the settlement. We do not
know how long these decisions will
take.
15.
What's the diff-erence
between ob.iecting and excluding?
16. When
and where r,vill the Court decide whether to approve the settlement?
Questions?
Call 833
-462-3
5 0
6 or
visit
[WEBSITE]
Page 8
17. Do
I have
to corne
to the
hearing?
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No. You are
welcome to come
at
your
own expense
if
you
wish, but Class Counsel will
answer
questions
the
Court
may
have. If
you
send
an objection,
you
don't
have
to come to Court to talk
about it,
unless
you
want to. As long as
you
mailed
your
written objection
on time, the Court will
consider it. You
may also
pay your
own lawyer to
attend, but it's not necessary
unless
you
want
to.
You
may ask
the Court for
permission
to speak at
the
FinalApproval
Hearing along with
your
objection
as set forth inparagraph l4
above.
InYou
Do NorHrnc
If
you
do nothing,
you
will be a
parl
of
this settlement,
but
you
must
submit a claim to receive
any
benefits. You
won't be able
to start a lawsuit, continue
with a lawsuit, or be
part
of any other
lawsuit
against
the Defendants
relating to
the claims brought in this case.
GBrrtNc Monp
INpoRnIarIoN
This Detailed
Notice
summarizes
the
proposed
settlement. More details are in
the Settlement
Agreement
on
file with the Court
and available
on the Settlement Website
at
IINSERT].
You
can
also calltoll
free
833-462-3506.
18. May I
speak at
the
hearing?
19.
What happens
if I do notlring
at all?
20.
Are there
more
details about the settlement?
Questions
? Call
833 -462-3
5
0 6 or
visit
[WEB
S ITE]
Page
9
DoeuSign Envelope
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9006E90Ae
EXHIBIT
C
(cr,alM
FORM)
DocuSign
Envelope
lD: 81A7D9CF-AFCC-4DC9-8D37-1219006E90AC
Andreoni
v. Radiology
Associates
of Albuquerque,
P.A.
d/b/a RAA Imoging;
and
Advanced
Imaging,
LLC
d/b/a High Resolution
Case No:
D-202-CV-2022-054G3
Second
JudicialDistrict
Court, New
Mexico
CI,A
F'ORM
This
claim
form
should
be filled
out online
or submitted
by mail
if
you
are an individual
who
was notified
of the Data
Incident
by letter
from RadiologyAssociates
ofAlbuquerque, P.A.
dlbla
RAA
Imaging;
and Advanced
Imaging,
LLC
dlbla High Resolution,
and
you
wish
to sign
up
for
credit monitoring
and identity protection
services, had
out-of-pocket
expenses
or
Lost
Time
spent
dealing
with
the Data Incident,
or wish to receive
a
Cash Payment. You
may
get
a check if
you
fill
out
this Claim
Form, if
the settlement
is
approvedo
and if
you
are
found
to
be eligible for
a
payment.
The
settlement
Notice
describes
your
legal rights
and
options. Please
visit the
official settlement
administration
website,
[Insert
Settlement
Website
URL], or
call 833-462-3506
for more
information.
If
you
wish
to submit
a claim for
a Cash Payment, you
need
to
provide
the
information
requested
below. Please print
clearly
in blue
or black ink.
This
Claim Form
must
be mailed and
postmarked
by
[DATEI.
Alternatively, you
may
submit a
claim using
the online form
located
on the
Settlement
Website listed
above.
TO RECEIVE
BENEFITS
FROM
THIS
SETTLEMENI
YOU
MUST PROVIDE
ALL
OF THE
REQUIRED
INFORMATION
BELOW
AND
YOU MUST
SIGN
THIS CLAIM
FORM. THIS
CLAIM
FORM
SHOULD
ONLY BE
USED IF A
CLAIM IS
BEING
MAILED IN AND
IS
NOT BEING
FILED
ONLINE.
RAA
Imaging
Settlement
c/o Kroll
Settlement
Administration
P.O.
Box
225391
New
York,
NY 10150-5391
ALL
CLAIM
FORMS
MUST BE
SUBMITTED
NOT LATER THAN
lDArEl
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1.
Settlement
Class
Member Information.
Firct Name
2.
Identitv
Theft
Protections
Services.
E Three vears of ldenfifv
Theft Protection Services
Check
the box
above if
you
wish
to receive
three
years
of credit
monitoring
and identity
theft
protection
services
(including
$1,000,000
in
identity
theft insurance)
at no
cost to
you.
If
your
claim is
approved
you
will
receive
an activation
for the
service by mail
or email,
along with
instructions
on how
to
activate the
service. If
you
select
this benefit,
you
may also
claim
reimbursement
for
Ordinary
Losses,
Extraordinary
Losses,
and Lost
Time.
3. Payment
of Ordinarv
Losses.
Extraordinarv
Losses.
and Lost Time.
Please
provide
as much
information
as
you
can
to help
us figure out if you
are entitled
to a Cash
Payment.
PLEASE
PROVIDE
THE
INFORMATION
LISTED
BELOW:
Check
the
box for
each
category of out-of-pocket
expenses
or Lost Time
that
you
incurred
as
a
result
of
the Data Incident.
Please
be
sure to fill in
the total
amount
you
are claiming for
each
category
and
to attach
documentation
as
described
(if you provide
account
statements as
part
of
proof
for
any
part
of
your
claim,
you
may
mark
out any unrelated
transactions
if
you
wish).
E
Lost Time
attributable
to the Data
Incident
Settlement
Class Members
may
make
a claim for
self-certified
time
spent related to
the effects
or
potential
effects
of the Data
Incident.
Each
Settlement
Class Member
may
claim up to
$80
of lost
time
(calculated
at
$20lhour,
up to 4 hours)
by simply
attesting
to the fact
that they expended
such time
and describing
how the
time was
spent.
Last Naure
Suftlx
Box
(include
Address;
State
Cument
Mid
I
hritiel
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I
spent
this many hours
of time related
to the Data Incident:
minutes).
round
to the nearest 0.1
(6
Briefly
describe how
you
spent that
time in the
space below:
E
Ordinarv Losses
fairlv
traceable
to the Data Incident
Settlement
Class Members
may make
a claim for
documented
Ordinary Losses related
to the
Data Incident,
up to a maximum
amount
of
$400.00.
"Ordinary
Losses'o
means
the
following
out-of-pocket
expenses fairly
traceable to the Data
Incident: (i)
bank fees, long
distance
phone
charges,
cell
phone
charges
(only
ifcharged
by the
minute),
data
charges
(only
if charged
based on
the amount
of data used), miscellaneous
qualified
expenses
subject
to explanation,
such as
postage,
notary, fax, copying,
mileage, and/or
gasoline
for
localtravel;
and
(ii)
fees
for credit reports,
credit monitoring,
andlor other identity
theft insurance product
purchased
between
the date
of the Data Incident
and
[the
Deadline
to
Submit
Claimsl.
Total
amount
claimed
for this
category:
$
maxlmum
$40o.oo)
Please
describe
the categories
of Ordinary Losses you
are claiming, and
be sure to attach all
documentation you
have relating
to
these expenses:
E
Extraordinary
Losses fairlv
traceable
to the Data Incident
Settlement
Class Members
may make
a claim for
documented
Extraordinary Losses
related to
the Data
Incident,
up
to a maximum
amount
of
$4,000.00.
"Extraordinary
Losses"
means unreimbursed
costs or expenditures
(other
than
Ordinary Losses)
incurred
and
fairly traceable
to the Data
Incident. Extraordinary
Losses
include,
without
Iimitation,
the unreimbursed
costs,
expenses,
losses or charges
incurred
a
result
of identity
theft
or identity
fraud,
falsified
tax returns,
or other
possible
misuse
of information
compromised in
the
Data Incident,
and including
accountant's
fees related
to any credit freezes.
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Total
amount
claimed for this category:
$
(maximum
$4,000.00)
Please describe
the categories
of Extraordinary Losses
you
are claiming, and be
sure to attach all
documentation
you
have relating
to these expenses:
You must
represent
under
penalty
of
perjury
that the losses relating
to the claim are true and
accurate.
I
declare
under
penalty
of
perjury
that the information
supplied for Extraordinary Losses is
true
and correct
to the best
of my recollection.
Signature
Printed
Name Date
4.
Cash Pavment.
E Cash Payment.
Check the
box above if
you
wish to receive a Cash Payment
estimated to be
$80
(subject
to
increase
or decrease based
on the total Net
Settlement Funds remaining
after
payment
of all other
claim types).
This
payment
will be calculated
as
your pro
rata amount of the Net Settlement Fund
that remains
after
all
payments
for credit monitoring
and for
valid
Ordinary Losses,
Extraordinary
Losses,
and Lost Time, based
on the number of
people
who submit a valid claim
for
any of
the benefits of
this settlement. If
you
submit
a valid claim for a different benefit,
you
will also automatically
receive
a Cash Payment.
5.
Sign and Date Your
Claim Form.
Signature
Printed
Name Date
6.
Reminder
Checklist.
.
Keep
copies
of the completed Claim Form
and documentation for
your
own records
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a
a
If your
address
changes
or
you
need
to
make
a
correction
to the
address
on
this
Claim
Form,
please
visit
the
Settlement
website
at
[insert
Setdement
Website
URL]
and
complete
the
Update
Contact
Information
foim
or
send
written
notification
oryou.
n.r"
address'
Make
sure
to
include
your
Settlement
Claim
ID
and your
phone
nu-b".
in
case
we
need
to contact
you
in
order
to
complete
your
request.
Please
do
not provide
any
sensitive
documents
that
may
contain
personal
Information
via
email
to
the
settlementAdministrator.
If
you
need
to
supplement
your
claim
submission
with
additional
documentation,
please
visit
the
Settlement
website
at
[insert
setflement
Website
URLI
and
provide
these
documents
by
completing
the
secure
Contact
form
or
Dy
matl.
For
more
information,
please
visit
the
Settlement
Website
at
[insert
Setflement
Website
URLI,
or
call
the
Settlement
Administrator
at833-462-3506.
please
do
not
call
the
court
or
the
Clerk
of
the
Court
for
additional
information.
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EXHIBIT
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(PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL
oRDER)
E
!
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Envelope
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STATE
OF NEW
MEXICO
COUNTY
OF BERNALILLO
SECOND
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DAVID
ANDREONI,
individually,
and
on
behalf of
all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
V
Case No.
D
-202-CV -2022-05463
RADIOLOGY
ASSOCIATES
OF
ALBUQUERQUE,
P.A.,
dtbla
RAA
IMAGING,
ADVANCED
IMAGING,
LLC
d,lbla HIGH
RESOLUTION,
Defendants.
PREI,IMINARY A
PROVAL ORDER
Plaintiff,
David
Andreoni,
and Defendants,
Radiology Associates
of
Albuquerque,
P.A.
d/b/a RAA Imaging;
and Advanced Imaging,
LLC
d/b/a High
Resolution
dlbla
Gifted Healthcare,
have
entered into
a
proposed
Class
Action
Settlement
Agreement
(the
"settlement").
Plaintiff
has moved
the Court to
grant
preliminary
approval
to the
Settlement under
New
Mexico
Rules of Civil Procedure
for
the District
Courts
1-023(E),
to approve
the form
and method for
giving
notice of
the
proposed
Settlement
to
the Settlement
Class, and
to schedule
a
final
approval
hearing
on
the Settlement
after the
deadlines
to object
to, or opt out of,
the Settlement
have
passed.
Defendants
do not oppose
the motion.
ACCORDINGLY,
IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
1.
Terms
capitalized herein
and not
otherwise
defined
shall have the
meanings
ascribed
to them in
the Settlement.
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2- This
Court
has
jurisdiction
over the subject
matter of this lawsuit and
jurisdiction
over the Class
Representative
and
Defendants
in
the above-captioned
case
(the
"Parties").
3. The
Court finds that the Court will likely be able to certifii the
proposed
Settlement Class for
purposes
of
entry of
judgment,
defined as:
AII individuals
whose Personal Information
was
potentially
compromised as a
result
of the
Data
Incident.l
4.
Specifically, the Court finds that the requirements of Rule 1-023 A) and
L-023
(B)(3)
appear to be met
a. The class is
so
numerous
that
joinder
of all members
is
impracticable,
as there
are thousands of class members;
b. There
are
questions
of law or fact common to the class based upon
the claims
raised
in the lawsuit relating to the Data Incident that
predominate
over
questions
affecting
only
individual members;
The
claims of the Class Representative are typical of the claims of
the
Settlement Class as they arise from the Data Incident;
d. The
Class Representative and Class Counsel will fairly and
adequately
protect
the interests of the Settlement Class;
e.
Questions
of law
or
fact
common to the Class Members
predominate
over
any
questions
affecting only individual members and a class
action is superior
to other available methods for fairly and efficiently
adjudicating this lawsuit.
r
"Data Incident" means
the incident from
approximately July 22,202I to
August
3, 202I, and from December 22,
2020, to July L5, 2021, during
which an
unauthorized
third
party gained
access to Defendants'
data systems, resulting in
unauthorized
access to the Plaintiffs and
Class
Members'personally
identifying
information
and other sensitive, non-public
financial information
(collectively,
"Personal
Information").
c
2
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5. The Court finds that the terms of the Settlement
are within the
range
of a
fair,
reasonable, and
adequate compromise under the circumstances
of
this case.
Specifically, the Court finds that:
(A)
the Class Representative and Class
Counsel have adequately
represented
the Class;
(B)
the
proposal
was negotiated at arm's
length;
(C)
the relief
provided
for the class appears adequate,
taking
into
account:
(i)
the
costs, risks, and d"elay of trial and appeal;
(ii)
the effectiveness of any
proposed
method of distributing
relief
to the class, including the method of
processing
class-member
claims;
(iii)
the terms of any
proposed
award
of attorney's
fees, including
timing of
payment;
and
(iv)
any agreement
required
to be
identified under Rule
23(eX3);
and
(D)
the
proposal
treats class members equitably
relative to each other.
6. The
Court
therefore
preliminarily
approves the Settlement
and
directs
the
parties
to the Settlement
Agreement to
perform
and
satisfii the
terms and conditions that are triggered by such
preliminary
approval.
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6.
The
Court
likewise
approves the form
and method of notice
provided
for
in
the
Settlement
and finds
that
it
complies
with the
applicable rules and
the
requirements
of Due Process. The
Court
appoints Kroll
Settlement Administration
LLC, as Settlement
Administrator
and orders
the Settlement Administrator
and the
Parties
to implement
the
notice
program
set forth in
the Settlement.
7. A final
approval
hearing
(the
"Final
Approval
Hearing")
shall be hetd
before
the undersigned
at
o'clock, on
,
2024, at
or via video or
teleconference,
for
the
purpose
of:
(a)
determining
whether the
Settlement Class
should
be finally
certified for
entry of
judgment
on
the Settlement;
(b)
determining
whether
the Settlement
Agreement
is fair,
reasonable,
and adequate
and should be
finally
approved;
(c)
determining
whether
a Final Approval
Order should
be entered;
and
(d)
considering
Class Counsel's
application
for
an award of attorneys' fees
and
expenses.
The
Court may
adjourn, continue,
and reconvene
the Final Approval
Hearing
pursuant
to oral
announcement
without further
notice
to the Class, and the
Court may
consider
and
grant
final approval
of the Settlement,
with or
without minor
modification
and without further
notice
to the Class.
8.
Members
of the
Settlement
Class shall be
afforded an opportunity
to
request
exclusion
from
the Class. A request
for
exclusion from
the Class must
comply
with
the requirements
for form
and timing
set forth in
the Detailed Notice
included
in
the
Settlement.
Members
of the
Settlement
Class who
submit a timely and
valid
request
for
exclusion
shall not
participate
in
and shall
not be bound by
the
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Settlement.
Members
of the
Settlement
Class
who
do not
timely
and
validly
opt
out
of
the
Class
in
accordance
with
the
Detailed
Notice
shall
be
bound
by
all
determinations
and
judgments
in
the
action
concerning
the
Settlement.
9'
Class
Members
who
have
not
excluded
themselves
shall
be
afforded.
an
opportunity
to
object
to
the
terms
of the
Settlement
Agreement.
Any
objection
must:
comply
with
the
requirements
for
form
and
timing
set forth
in
the
Detailed
Notice
included
in
the Settlement.
If
the
Class
Member
or
his
or
her
Counsel
wishes
to
speak
at
the
Final
Approval
Hearing,
he
or she
comply
with
the
requirements
for
form
and
timing
set
forth
in
the
Detailed
Notice
included
in
the
Settlement.
10'
Any
Class
Member
who
does
not
make
his
or her
objection
known
in
the
manner provided
in
the
Settlement
Agreement
and
Detailed
Notice
shall
be
deemed
to
have
waived
such
objection
and
shall
forever
be
foreclosed
from
making
any
objection
to
the
fairness
or
adequacy
of
the
proposed
Settlement
Agreement.
11'
Any
request
for
intervention
in
this
action
for
purposes
of
commenting
on
or
objecting
to
the
Settlement
Agreement
must
meet
the
requirements
set
forth
above,
including
the
deadline
for
filing
objections,
and
also
must
be
accompanied
by
any
evidence,
briefs,
motions
or other
materials
the
proposed.
intervenor
intends
to
offer
in
support
of the
request
for
intervention.
12'
Any
lawyer
intending
to
appear
at the
Final
Approval
Hearing
must
be
authorized
to
represent
a Class
Member,
must
be
duly
ad.mitted
to
practice
law
before
this
Court,
and
must
file
a
written
appearance.
Copies
of
the
appearance
must
be
served
on
Class
Counsel
and
counsel
for
Defendants.
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L4.
Class
Counsel shall
file
a
motion
for approval of the attorneys'
fees,
expenses, and service
awards to
be
paid
from
the Settlement Fund, along with any
supporting materials,
on the deadline
provided
in the Settlement.
15. If
the Settlement does not become effective or is rescinded
pursuant
to
the Settlement,
the Settlement and all
proceedings
had in connection therewith shall
be
without
prejudice
to
the
status
quo
ante
rights
of the Class Representative and
Defendants,
and all Orders issued
pursuant
to the Settlement shall be vacated.
t7 . The
Court
retains
jurisdiction
to consider all further applications arising
out of or connected
with the
proposed
Settlement.
SO
ORDERED.
Dated:
Judge, Second Judicial District
New Mexico
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
COUNTY
OF
BERNALILLO
SECOND
JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
DAVID
ANDREONI,
individually,
and
on
behalf
of
all
others
similarly
situated,
Plaintiff,
v
Case
No.
D
-202-CV
-2022-05
463
RADIOLOGY
ASSOCIATES
OF
ALBUQUERQUE,
P.A.,
dtbta
RAA
IMAGING,
ADVANCED
IMAGING,
LLC
dtbla
HIGH
RESOLUTION,
Defendants.
FINAL
APPROVAL
ORDER
Plaintiff,
David
Andreoni,
and
Defendants,
Radiology
Associates
of
Albuquerque,
P.A.
d/b/a
RAA
Imaging;
and
Advanced
Imaging,
LLC
d/b/a
High
Resolution
d/b/a
Gifted
Healthcare,
have
entered
into
a
proposed
Class
Action
Settlement
Agreement
(the
"settlement").
The
Court
previously
granted
preliminary
approval
to
the
Settlement,
notice
was issued
to the
Class
Members,
and
the
deadlines
to
opt
out
or object
to the
Settlement
have
now
passed.
Plaintiff
has
moved
the
Court
to
grant
final
approval
to the
Settlement
under
New
Mexico
Rules
of
Civil
Procedure
for
the District
Courts
1-023(E).
Defendants
do not
oppose
the
motion.
ACCORDINGLY,IT
IS
HEREBY
ORDERED:
1.
Terms
capitalized
herein
and not
otherwise
defined
shall
have
the
meanings
ascribed
to them
in
the
Settlement.
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2.
This
Court has
jurisdiction
over
the subject
matter of
this lawsuit
and
jurisdiction
over
the
Class Representative
and Defendants
in
the above-captioned.
case
(the
"Parties").
3.
The
Court finds
that
the
proposed
Settlement
Class,
defined
as follows,
meets
the requirements
for
certification
for
purposes
of
entry of
judgment:
All individuals
whose
Personal
lnformation
was
compromised.
as a result
of
the
Data
Incident.2
4.
Specifically,
the Court
finds
that the requirements
of
Rule 23(a)
and
23@XB)
are met:
a. The
class
is so numerous
that
joinder
of all members
is impracticable,
as there
are thousands
of class
members;
b.
There
are
questions
of law
or fact
common
to the class
based upon
the claims
raised
in
the lawsuit
relating
to
the Data Incident
that
predominate
over
questions
affecting
only individual
members;
c.
The
claims
of the
Class Representative
are
typical of
the claims
of
the
Settlement
Class
as they
arise from
the Data
Incident;
d. The
Class
Representative
and
Class
Counsel will
fairly
and
adequately
protect
the
interests
of
the Settlement
Class;
e.
Questions
of law
or fact
common
to the
Class Members
predominate
over any
questions
affecting
only individual
members
and a class
action is
superior
to other
available
methods
for fairly
and
efficiently
adjudicating
this lawsuit.
2
"Data
Incident"
means
he incident
from
approximately
July 22,202L
to
August
3,202I,
and from December
22,2020,
to
JuIy 15,}OZL,
during
which
an
unauthorized
third
party gained
access
to Defendants'
data
systems, resulting
in
unauthorized
access
to the Plaintiffs
and Class
Members'personally
identifuing
information
and other
sensitive, non-public
financial
information
(collectively,
"Personal
Information").
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5. The
Court
therefore certifies the
Settlement Class,
appoints Plaintiff as
the Class
Representative, and appoints Osteen & Harrison, PLC; Cohen & Malad,
LLP; Stranch,
Jennings & Garvey, PLLC; and Turke
& Strauss,
LLP as Class
Counsel.
6. The
Court
finds
that
notice
of the
proposed
Settlement was
provided
to
the Settlement
Class and that the notice met
the
requirements
of
Rule 1-023 and Due
Process.
7. The
Court finds that the terms of the Settlement
represent
a
fair,
reasonable,
and adequate compromise under
the circumstances
of this case.
Specifically, the
Court
finds
that:
(A)
the
Class Representative and Class Counsel have adequately
represented
the Class;
(B)
the
proposal
was negotiated at arm's length;
(C)
the
relief
provided
for the class appears adequate, taking into account:
(i)
the costs, risks,
and
delay
of trial and appeal;
(ii)
the effectiveness of any
proposed
method
of distributing
relief to the
class,
including
the method of
processing
class-member claims;
(iii)
the terms of any
proposed
award of attorney's fees, including timing
of
payment;
and
(iv)
any agreement required to
be
identified under
Rule
23(e)(3);
and
(D)
the
proposal
treats class members equitably relative to each other.
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8. The Court
therefore
grants
final
approval to the
Settlement
and
directs
the
parties
to
the Settlement Agreement
to
perform
and
satisfu the terms and
conditions
that
are triggered
by such
final
approval.
Specifically, the Court
approves
the
plan
for
payment
of
the Net Settlement Fund, including
payment
of any
uncollected
funds to
the cy
pres
recipient
as set forth in
the Settlement.
9.
Upon the occurrence
of the Effective Date,
the Class Representative and
the Class Members
release
and forever
discharge Defendants and its insurers,
and
including
but not limited
to their current
and former officers,
directors, employees,
attorneys
and
agents from
aII
known
and unknown
claims, demands, damages,
causes
of action or
suits seeking
damages, or
other
legal
or equitable relief arising
out
of or in
any way related
to the claims asserted
or which could have been asserted
in
the Lawsuit
relating
to the Data Incident.
10.
Upon
the occuruence
of the
Effective
Date, Defendants release
all claims
ofany kind
or nature
that have
been or could have
been asserted against the Class
Representative
or Class Counsel relating
to the claims
in this
lawsuit,
or the filing or
prosecution
of any lawsuit
relating
to such claims.
11. This
Order is a final
judgment
because it
disposes of all claims against
all
parties
to this lawsuit.
THERE
BEING NO
JUST REASON FOR
DELAY, LET JUDGMENT BE
ENTERED
ACCORDINGLY.
Judge, Second Judicial District
New Mexico
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