Saint Joseph Health System Medical Information Cases, JCCP No. 4716 (Cal. Sup. Ct.). Complex class action on behalf of approximately 31,800 patients who were victimized by a data breach. An FBFG lawyer was appointed co-lead class counsel. The Court denied Saint Joseph’s demurrer and the Court of Appeals upheld that ruling. The Court certified a class and denied Saint Joseph’s summary judgment motion; the Court of Appeals upheld those rulings as well. On February 4, 2016, the Court finally approved a settlement valued at approximately $35 million. This settlement, which was reached on the eve of trial, provides the more money per capita to individual class members than any other known data breach settlement.
