If you are a Missouri licensed driver whose personal information and/or highly restricted personal information from your motor vehicle records, as defined by 18 U.S.C. §2725, was obtained, disclosed, or used by Washington University, or any agent, officer, employee, parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or contractor of Washington University from August 4, 2006 to the present, your rights may be affected by a proposed class action lawsuit settlement.
A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Washington University (“Washington University” or “Defendant”) pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (styled Marcy A. Johnson and Carol Watkins v. Washington University, Class Action Case No. 2:10-cv-04170-NKL) alleging, among other things, that Washington University violated the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”) by acquiring databases of information from the Missouri Department of Revenue (“MO DOR”), which contained personal information of licensed drivers in Missouri, for a purpose not permitted under the statute, according to the Washington University Missouri Driver’s Privacy Protection Act class action lawsuit settlement notice.
Washington University Missouri Driver’s Privacy Protection Act lawsuit settlement class members reportedly include the following persons, unless otherwise excluded:
All Missouri licensed drivers whose personal information and/or highly restricted personal information from their motor vehicle records, as defined by 18 U.S.C. §2725, was obtained, disclosed, or used by Washington University, or any agent, officer, employee, parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or contractor of Washington University from August 4, 2006 to the present. Excluded from the Class are (1) any officer, agent, or employee of Washington University or family members thereof; (2) any of the undersigned attorneys or any member of the undersigned attorneys’ immediate families; (3) the Court presiding over this case; and (4) any personnel of the Court presiding over this case
Under the proposed Washington University Missouri Driver’s Privacy Protection Act lawsuit settlement, Washington University reportedly certifies that within 25 business days after the Judgment becomes Final, Washington University will delete social security numbers from the Missouri DOR Database, and that it has conducted an investigation and has concluded that no social security numbers have been disclosed or otherwise made available by Washington University to third parties, and that it will not request, use and/or disclose any highly restricted personal information, as defined under the DPPA, 18 U.S.C. § 2725, from the Missouri Department of Revenue in the future unless it complies with federal and/or state law. The settlement, however, does not result in monetary compensation to any Class Member directly. Washington University also reportedly has agreed to make a payment for any Third Party Administration Costs, the costs of Notice, Class Counsel’s Attorney’s Fees and Costs, and Incentive Awards to the named class representatives in the amount of $500.00 each.
A Final Approval Hearing (“Hearing”) will reportedly be held on November 28, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the United States District Court Western District of Missouri at 131 W. High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101, before the Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey to determine whether the proposed Washington University Missouri Driver’s Privacy Protection Act class action settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate.
For more information on the Washington University Missouri Driver’s Privacy Protection Act class action lawsuit settlement, visit the Johnson v. Washington University Proposed Class Action Settlement class action lawsuit settlement website:
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