All Alabama citizens who are current or past employees of WCCS and had their sensitive personally identifying information (“SPII”) compromised as a result of the WCCS Data Breach in or around February 2018 (the “Class”).
Important Dates
May 18, 2021 – Deadline to complete and mail a Claim Form for Monetary Compensation and/or to participate in the Credit Monitoring Service
May 3, 2021 – Deadline to file a written Objection to the Settlement or a Request for Exclusion
June 9, 2021 – Fairness Hearing
A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit. If you are or were employed at Wallace Community College – Selma (“WCCS”) and were subject of a data breach in or around February 2018 (the “Data Breach”), you are a “Class Member.” If you received a notice from the Claims Administrator about this class action settlement addressed to you, the Claims Administrator has already determined that you may be a Class Member.
If you are a Class Member, you may make a claim for monetary compensation and two (2) years of Credit Monitoring Service at no cost to you by filling out a Claim Form.
- Monetary compensation is described in detail in the Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement available on the Important Documents Page or by Clicking Here. If you believe you had a fraudulent tax return filed in your name or incurred unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses related to the Data Breach, then you may make a claim for cash payment. Monetary compensation claims require verification and documentation.
- Credit Monitoring Services are designed to help protect you from possible unlawful use of your personal information that was potentially compromised as a result of the Data Breach described in the Class Notice. Credit Monitoring Services will provide you with alerts if someone is unlawfully using your personal information, and other valuable identity protection services.
| YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
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SUBMIT A CLAIM |
This is the only way to receive benefits under the Settlement. You can download a claim form by Clicking Here. You must complete and return the claim form in accordance with the instructions on the claim form. Claim form must be postmarked no later than May 18, 2021. |
EXCLUDE YOURSELF |
You will not receive any benefits from the Settlement, but you will keep any rights you currently have to separately sue Defendants for the claims that are the subject of this lawsuit. The deadline to exclude yourself is May 3, 2021. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT |
You may write to the Court explaining why you object to the Settlement. Any objection must be filed no later than May 3, 2021. |
GO TO THE HEARING |
The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for June 9, 2021. |
DO NOTHING AT ALL |
If you do not exclude yourself and do not submit a claim prior to the claim submission deadline, you will not receive benefits from the Settlement and you will give up any rights you currently have as specified in the Settlement Agreement to separately sue Defendants for the claims being resolved by the Settlement. |
These rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are further explained in the Notice.
DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE DEFENDANTS FOR INFORMATION. THE DEFENDANTS’ EMPLOYEES AND TELEPHONE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OR ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE.