Hampton Regional Medical Center data breach settlement

Hampton Regional Medical Center, a hospital in Varnville, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a class action over a 2025 cyberattack. People who were notified that their information was involved can claim an estimated $20 cash payment, or up to $5,000 for documented losses, plus one year of credit monitoring. Claims are due January 11, 2027.

The case is In re Hampton Regional Medical Center Data Incident Litigation, No. 2025CP2500280, in the Court of Common Pleas for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Hampton County. The court has granted preliminary approval only. The hospital denies wrongdoing.

Hampton Regional Medical Center describes itself in its September 2025 notice as a general acute care hospital in Varnville that offers physician and provider services. It is the defendant.

The class representatives are Wilson James and Margaret Purvis Jones. The court appointed Kenneth Grunfeld of Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A. and Paul J. Doolittle of Poulin Willey Anastopoulo, LLC as class counsel. Josh Becker of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP represents the hospital. Kroll Settlement Administration is the settlement administrator.

The hospital says it became aware of suspicious activity in its computer environment on or about July 16, 2025. Its investigation found that an unauthorized actor accessed certain systems between June 18 and July 16, 2025, and may have accessed or taken data. It posted a public notice on September 12, 2025, while the review was still underway.

In a letter dated March 4, 2026, filed with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, the hospital said it completed its investigation on January 6, 2026. That letter offered recipients 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks monitoring, with an enrollment deadline of May 31, 2026.

According to the settlement notice, the information involved included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license or state ID numbers, medical information and other demographic information. The types varied by person.

The lawsuit alleges that class members' private information was impacted by the incident. The long form notice says the hospital "denies all of the Plaintiffs' claims and maintains that it did not do anything wrong." Both sides agreed to settle to avoid the cost and risk of trial.

The court has preliminarily approved the settlement and authorized notice. The settlement website posts the order granting preliminary approval, which its file name dates August 13, 2026. The court has not decided who was right. It will decide at a final approval hearing on January 25, 2027, whether the settlement is fair and how much to award in attorneys' fees and service awards.

The settlement class is all living individuals residing in the United States whose private information was impacted in the incident. The notice says you are included if you received a letter from the hospital telling you that your information was accessed or acquired.

The class excludes the assigned judge, the judge's immediate family and court staff, and anyone who opts out. The settlement documents reviewed do not say how many people are in the class.

1. Find the notice or letter you received from the hospital or Kroll.
2. Choose Cash Payment A if you have documented losses tied to the incident, or Cash Payment B if you do not.
3. File online at HRMCDataSettlement.com or mail a claim form postmarked by January 11, 2027, to Settlement Administrator - 83457, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.
4. Request credit monitoring on the same form if you want it.

If you lost your notice or have questions, call Kroll at (833) 453-3806. The notice asks class members not to contact the court or the hospital.

You may choose one cash option plus credit monitoring.

• Cash Payment A, documented losses: up to $5,000 for out-of-pocket losses related to the incident. You must attest under penalty of perjury and submit reasonable documentation. Losses already reimbursed by another source are not covered.
• Cash Payment B, alternative cash: an estimated $20 with no documentation. The amount may go up or down depending on how many valid claims are filed.
• Credit monitoring: one year of one-bureau monitoring with medical identity monitoring, real-time alerts and up to $1,000,000 in medical identity theft insurance. The notice values it at $240 a year. It is available even if you enrolled in earlier monitoring.

The fund is small. Class counsel will ask for up to $150,000 in attorneys' fees, up to $15,000 in costs and $2,500 service awards for each of the two class representatives. If approved, those amounts come out of the $250,000 before class members are paid. That is why the cash estimate is modest.

• December 24, 2026: deadline to opt out or object.
• January 11, 2027: claim deadline, online or postmarked.
• January 25, 2027, 10:00 a.m. Eastern: final approval hearing by Webex.

If you do nothing, you get no payment and give up the right to sue the hospital over the claims the settlement resolves. To opt out, mail a signed request to Kroll with your name, address, phone number, email if any and a statement that you want to be excluded, postmarked by December 24, 2026. You cannot object if you opt out.

To object, file a written objection with the Hampton County Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 7, Hampton, SC 29924, and mail copies to class counsel, defense counsel and Kroll by December 24, 2026. The notice lists what an objection must include, such as prior objections in the last five years and your own signature.

• Preliminary approval: a judge's early finding that a settlement is fair enough to send notice to the class.
• Pro rata: adjusted up or down in proportion to the number of valid claims.
• Documented losses: out-of-pocket costs you can prove with records such as receipts or bank statements.
• Opt out: leaving the settlement so you keep your right to sue on your own and receive no benefits.
• Service award: a payment to class representatives for their work in the case.

After the January 25, 2027 hearing, the court will decide whether to grant final approval. Payments go out only after final approval and the end of any appeals. The hearing date may change, so check the settlement website for updates.

This article relies on the court-approved long form notice, the settlement website, and the hospital's 2025 and 2026 notices. The notice copy reviewed is hosted by Open Class Actions and matches the settlement website's terms. The settlement agreement and preliminary approval order are posted on the settlement website but could not be retrieved for this article, so details found only in those documents are not included. The class size is not stated in the materials reviewed.

Class Action Pulse is not a law firm or settlement administrator and does not guarantee eligibility or payment. This article is general information, not legal advice.