A federal judge has preliminarily approved a $6.1 million class action settlement resolving claims over Laboratory Services Cooperative’s October 2024 data breach.
The proposed settlement covers U.S. residents whose personal information was potentially compromised in the incident. Laboratory Services Cooperative, or LSC, provides laboratory testing services to certain Planned Parenthood member affiliates.
The court-approved settlement website and claim deadline were not publicly available when this article was prepared. Consumers cannot yet rely on a posted calendar deadline or live settlement claim form.
What the Laboratory Services Cooperative settlement covers
The settlement class includes all U.S. residents whose personal information was potentially compromised in the data incident LSC discovered on or about October 27, 2024.
The filed agreement says the potentially affected information may include:
- names, dates of birth and contact information;
- Social Security numbers;
- driver’s license, state ID, passport or student ID numbers;
- medical and treatment information;
- health insurance information; and
- billing, claims, banking and payment data.
The proposed settlement class includes affected patients and certain current or former LSC workers. The exact information involved is not the same for every person.
What benefits may be available
The $6.1 million non-reversionary settlement fund is designed to pay approved class-member benefits as well as administration expenses, court-approved attorney fees and costs, and any approved service awards.
Settlement class members who submit valid, timely claims may be able to request:
- up to $5,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses connected to the data incident;
- a pro rata cash payment from the remaining cash fund; and
- two years of credit monitoring and medical identity protection through CyEx Medical Shield Complete.
The settlement agreement says the pro rata cash option is capped at $1,000 per approved claimant. Actual cash payments may be lower depending on the number of valid claims and deductions from the fund.
Documented-loss claims require reasonable supporting records. The agreement identifies potentially reimbursable costs such as unreimbursed fraud or identity-theft losses, professional fees, credit-monitoring expenses, costs to freeze or unfreeze credit, postage, copying and similar expenses.
Who may qualify
You may be included if you are a U.S. resident whose personal information was potentially compromised in the LSC incident discovered on or about October 27, 2024.
LSC’s official incident notice says the event may have affected certain patients whose Planned Parenthood health centers used LSC for lab testing, as well as certain current or former LSC workers. It did not involve every Planned Parenthood health center.
The official LSC notice lists participating centers in more than 30 states and the District of Columbia. People who are unsure whether a particular center used LSC may contact the incident call center listed on LSC’s official notice page.
How to file a claim
A court-approved settlement website is expected to provide the online claim form, printable form, notices and calendar deadlines.
The preliminary approval order sets the claim deadline at 90 days after the notice deadline, but the public order does not state a fixed calendar date. The final approval hearing is to occur at least 150 days after entry of the July 27, 2026 order, at a date selected by the court.
Class members should wait for the official settlement administrator’s instructions before submitting information. Do not pay anyone to file a settlement claim.
What the lawsuit alleged
Eight lawsuits were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington as In re Laboratory Services Cooperative Data Breach Litigation, No. 2:25-cv-00685-BJR.
The plaintiffs alleged LSC failed to adequately protect personal and medical information. LSC denies wrongdoing and liability. The settlement is a compromise and is not an admission that LSC violated the law.
LSC’s official incident notice states that it identified suspicious network activity on October 27, 2024. Its investigation found that an unauthorized third party accessed portions of the network and accessed or removed certain files. LSC publicly disclosed the incident on April 10, 2025.
What happens next
The settlement still requires final court approval. Notice must be distributed, class members must receive an opportunity to submit claims or exclude themselves, and the court must decide whether the agreement is fair, reasonable and adequate.
Payments will not be distributed unless the settlement becomes final and any appeals are resolved.
Class Action Pulse will update this article when the official settlement website, claim deadline and final approval hearing date are posted.
This article reports on a proposed settlement and does not provide legal advice or guarantee eligibility or payment.