Welcome to the Settlement Homepage

• A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit concerning Gardner Resources Consulting LLC (“Gardner” or “Defendant”) and a data breach (the “Data Breach”) that occurred in September 2021, when one or more unauthorized individuals accessed information on a database belonging to Gardner, including names and Social Security numbers (“PII”).
• Members of the Class are all individuals to whom Gardner sent notice of the Data Breach that occurred in September 2021.
• Class Members are eligible to make a claim for the following relief: (1) up to $350 in reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Losses consisting of actual documented losses or expenses resulting from the Data Breach; (2) up to 4 hours of Lost Time, at $25.00/hour of time spent mitigating the effects of the Breach; (3) up to $3,500 in documented, extraordinary losses arising out of or related to identity theft; (4) a three-year membership of single-bureau (“1B”) credit monitoring with at least $1,000,000.00 in fraud insurance; or (5) an $60 Alternate Cash Payment in lieu of all the other benefits.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM

If eligible, you will receive a cash payment and/or a three-year membership of single-bureau credit monitoring.  Submitting a Claim Form is the only way to receive benefits from the Settlement.

OBJECT

You can remain in the Settlement Class and file an objection telling the Court why you agree or disagree with the Settlement.  If your objections are overruled, you will be bound by the Settlement.

DO NOTHING

If you do nothing, you will not receive any benefits from the Settlement.  You will also forfeit your right to sue or bring any claim against LHP related to the Data Security Incident.