Update: Distribution of Settlement awards to Class Members who submitted valid claims in accordance to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement began on June 29, 2023. Please allow 14 days for delivery of your paper check. Digital payments began on July 11, 2023. If you have any questions or issues, please email info@ForefrontSettlement.com.
Update: As of June 6, 2023, the process to enroll in IdentityForce is now active and will remain open through June 6, 2024. After June 6, 2024, the enrollment process will close, and your IdentityForce Activation Code will no longer be active. Please email Info@ForefrontSettlement.com for help locating your IdentityForce Activation Code. If you need assistance with the enrollment process or have questions regarding IdentityForce, please email the IdentityForce Customer Service Team at memberservices@identityforce.com.
Settlement Information
A Settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit against Forefront Dermatology, S.C. and Forefront Management, LLC (together, “Defendants” or “Forefront”), relating to a ransomware attack that initially began in May 2021, when the IT network of Forefront was hacked in a sophisticated criminal cyberattack affecting certain Forefront files that may have contained information of Forefront’s patients, employees, and/or other affiliated persons (the “Attack” or “Ransomware Attack”).
Under the Settlement, Forefront has agreed to establish a $3.75 million Settlement Fund to: (1) pay for two years of credit monitoring and insurance services (“Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services” or “CMIS”); (2) provide cash payments of up to $10,000 per Class Member for reimbursement of certain Documented Losses (“Documented Loss Payment”); and/or (3) provide cash payments of up to $125 per Class Member for reimbursement of Lost Time (“Lost Time Payment”); or, alternatively, (4) provide cash payments to Class Members (“Cash Fund Payment”).
Who Is a Class Member?
The Court decided that Class Members include all natural persons who are residents of the United States whose Personal Information was potentially compromised in the Ransomware Attack and were sent, either by U.S. Mail or e-mail, notice by Forefront that their Personal Information may have been compromised in the Ransomware Attack.
If you received Notice of this Settlement by mail or email, you are a Class Member, and your legal rights are affected by this Settlement. If you did not receive Notice by mail or email, or if you have any questions as to whether you are a Class Member, you may contact the Settlement Administrator.
Important Dates
January 24, 2023
Deadline to Object or Exclude yourself from the Settlement
February 8, 2023
Deadline to Submit a Claim
March 1, 2023
Attend the Final Approval Hearing on March 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The dates, deadlines, hearing and time above may be changed without further notice to the Settlement Class, so please check this Settlement Website, or with the Court.
Your Legal Rights and Options
For more detailed information please review the Class Notice (Long Form), which is also available on the Court Documents page of this website.
Option and Deadline |
Your Legal Rights |
Submit a ClaimDeadline Passed |
Submitting a Claim Form is the only way that you can receive any of the Settlement Benefits provided by this Settlement, including Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services, a Documented Loss Payment, Lost Time Payment, or a Cash Fund Payment. If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue Forefront and certain Released Parties in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves. You must submit a Claim Form by February 8, 2023. |
Exclude Yourself From This SettlementDeadline Passed |
This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against Forefront, or certain Released Parties (as defined in the Settlement Agreement), for the claims this Settlement resolves. If you exclude yourself, you will give up the right to receive any Settlement Benefits from this Settlement. To exclude yourself, you must submit an exclusion request online or by mail, postmarked by January 24, 2023. |
Object To Or Comment on the SettlementDeadline Passed |
You may object to the Settlement by writing to the Court and informing it why you do not think the Settlement should be approved. You can also write the Court to provide comments or reasons why you support the Settlement. If you object, you may also file a Claim Form to receive Settlement Benefits, but you will give up the right to sue Forefront and Released Parties in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves. If you choose to object, you must do so by January 24, 2023. |
Go to the “Final Approval” HearingOn March 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. |
You may attend the Final Approval Hearing where the Court may hear arguments concerning approval of the Settlement. If you wish to speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must make a request to do so in your written objection or comment. You are not required to attend the Final Approval Hearing. |
Do NOthingNo Deadline |
If you do nothing, you will not receive any of the monetary Settlement Benefits and you will give up your rights to sue Forefront and certain Released Parties for the claims this Settlement resolves. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are further explained in more detail in the Class Notice (Long Form) and on the Frequently Asked Questions page of this website.
Dates and Deadlines
Claims Deadline
February 8, 2023
Exclusion Deadline
January 24, 2023
Objection Deadline
January 24, 2023
Final Approval Hearing
March 1, 2023
IMPORTANT NOTE: The dates, deadlines, hearing and time and place above may be changed without further notice to the Settlement Class, so please check this Settlement Website, or with the Court.