A Settlement has been reached with the Family Health Center, Inc. (“FHC” or “Defendant”) in two class action lawsuits that have been combined. These lawsuits concern the cyberattack on FHC’s computer systems that occurred on or about January 25, 2024 (the “Data Incident”). Certain files that contained private information were potentially accessible. These files may have contained personal information such as name, address, Social Security number, and/or medical information. The impacted information varied from person to person.
The lawsuits are captioned Donald Vickery, et al. v. Family Health Center, Inc., Case No. 2024-0404-NO, and Janet Walker v. Family Health Center, Inc., Case No. 2024-0407-CZ, pending in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in and for Kalamazoo County, Michigan (the “Actions”). FHC denies that it did anything wrong, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties have agreed to settle the lawsuits (the “Settlement”) to avoid the costs and risks, disruptions, and uncertainties of continuing the litigation.
If you received notice of this Settlement from the Settlement Administrator, you are a Class Member and entitled to benefits under the Settlement. You may have received a previous notice directly from FHC.
Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this website carefully and completely.
Summary of Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement | Deadline | |
Submit a Claim | The only way to receive benefits from this Settlement is by submitting a valid and timely Claim Form. The fastest way to submit your Claim Form is here. If you prefer, you can download the Claim Form from here and mail it to the Settlement Administrator. You may also call or email the Settlement Administrator to receive a paper copy of the Claim Form. | October 8, 2025. |
Opt Out of the Settlement | You can choose to opt out of the Settlement and receive no payment. This option allows you to be part of another lawsuit against Defendant related to the legal claims resolved by this Settlement. You can hire your own lawyer at your own expense. | September 8, 2025 |
Object To The Settlement and/or Attend a Hearing | If you do not opt out of the Settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you don’t like the Settlement. You may also ask the Court for permission to speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. If you object, you may also file a claim for Settlement benefits. | September 8, 2025 |
Do Nothing | Unless you opt out of the Settlement, you are automatically part of the Settlement. If you do nothing, you will not receive benefits from this Settlement and you will give up the right to be part of another lawsuit against Defendant related to the legal claims resolved by this Settlement. | No Deadline |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further on the FAQs page .
The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to finally approve the Settlement.
Upcoming Important Dates
Notification Mailing
7/10/2025
Opt Out Deadline
9/8/2025
Objection Deadline
9/8/2025
Claim Deadline
10/8/2025
Final Approval Hearing
10/17/2025 at 9:00 a.m. CT