If you made a purchase at a Hy-Vee fuel pump, drive-thru coffee shop, or restaurant using a credit, debit, or other payment card between December 14, 2018 and August 2, 2019, you may be eligible for a payment from a Hy-Vee data breach class action settlement.
Hy-Vee, Inc. (“Hy-Vee”) has reportedly agreed to a class action settlement of a data breach lawsuit filed against it in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Peoria Division, styled Perdue, et al. v. Hy-Vee, Inc., Case No. 1:19-cv-01330-MMM-JEH, alleging, among other things, that Hy-Vee was the target of a cyber-attack in which criminals accessed Hy-Vee’s computer systems (the “Security Incident”) that potentially resulted in unauthorized access to customer payment data, including card number, expiration date, internal verification code, and sometimes cardholder name. The Hy-Vee data breach class action lawsuit further alleges that Hy-Vee was responsible for the Security Incident that occurred, in breach of contract, negligence, and in violation of certain State consumer protection statutes. Hy-Vee reportedly denied Plaintiffs’ claims or that it did anything wrong.
Who Is Included In The Hy-Vee Data Breach Class Action Settlement?
The Hy-Vee Data Breach class action settlement reportedly includes, unless otherwise excluded, the following settlement class:
All persons residing in the United States who used a payment card to make a purchase at an affected Hy-Vee point-of-sale device during the Security Incident, which as described in the definition of Security Incident occurred during the time frames and at the locations set forth in Exhibit C to the Settlement Agreement and Appendix A to the Publication Notice.
Affected locations include certain Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops, and restaurants, including Hy-Vee Market Grille Expresses, Wahlburgers locations owned and operated by Hy-Vee, and the cafeteria at Hy-Vee’s West Des Moines corporate office.
What Settlement Benefits Does The Hy-Vee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Provide?
The Hy-Vee class action lawsuit settlement reportedly provides payments to people who submit valid claims for out-of pocket expenses and charges that were incurred and plausibly arose from the Security Incident and for other extraordinary unreimbursed monetary losses.
Hy-Vee settlement class Members are eligible to receive reimbursement of up to $225 (in total) for the following categories of out-pocket expenses resulting from the Security Incident:
- unreimbursed bank fees;
- unreimbursed card reissuance fees;
- unreimbursed overdraft fees;
- unreimbursed charges related to unavailability of funds;
- unreimbursed late fees;
- unreimbursed over-limit fees;
- long distance telephone charges;
- cell minutes (if charged by minute) and text messages (if charged by the message);
- internet usage charges (if charged by the minute or by the amount of data usage);
- unreimbursed charges from banks or credit card companies;
- postage;
- interest on payday loans due to card cancelation or due to over-limit situation;
- costs of credit report(s);
- costs of credit monitoring and identity theft protection;
- reimbursement of up to three (3) hours of documented lost time (at $20 per hour) spentdealing with replacement card issues or in reversing fraudulent charges (only if at least one full hour was spent and if it can be documented with reasonable specificity); and
- an additional $20 payment for each credit or debit card on which documented fraudulent charges were incurred that were later reimbursed.
Hy-Vee settlement class Members are also eligible to make a claim for payments for extraordinary unreimbursed monetary losses because of information compromised as part of the Security Incident (up to $5,000.)
In order to request benefits from the Hy-Vee data breach class action settlement, you must submit a claim form by June 22, 2021. Claim forms can be submitted online or via mail.
Where Can You Obtain More Information About The Hy-Vee Data Breach Class Action Settlement?
For more information about the Hy-Vee Data Breach class action settlement, write to Perdue, et al. v. Hy-Vee, Inc. c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 29, Philadelphia, PA 19105-0029, call 1-833-644-1595, use the settlement contact form or visit the Hy-Vee class action settlement website at www.GrocerySecurityIncidentSettlement.com