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20/20 EyeCare and 20/20 Hearing Care Network Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from 20/20 EyeCare or 20/20 Hearing Care Network and you are a California resident, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation request form here.
20/20 Eyecare data breachOn January 11, 2021, 20/20 Hearing Care Network (also called 20/20 EyeCare) experienced a data breach where an unauthorized third party gained access to its servers where sensitive patient data was stored. 20/20 EyeCare waited until May 29, 2021 to notify the California Attorney General’s Office of the data breach. In response to the incident, 20/20 EyeCare engaged a cyber-security specialist to identify all affected people. Through investigation, it was determined that over 3 million people were affected by this data breach.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to the notice that 20/20 EyeCare sent, the following information was affected:
  • Social Security number
  • Date of birth
  • Health insurance information
This information is called your personal information or protected health information (“PHI”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Under California law, businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PHI can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. It is important to take action quickly if you were involved in a data breach.
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from 20/20 EyeCare or 20/20 Hearing Care Network and you are a California resident, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation request form here.
20/20 Hearing Care Network is a Florida based healthcare provider with a subsidy called 20/20 EyeCare. 20/20 EyeCare is a managed vision care company that offers third party administrative services to businesses such as optometrists, ophthalmologists, ambulatory surgical centers, and retail vision centers. It is possible that you did not deal directly with 20/20 EyeCare or 20/20 Hearing Care Network because of the nature of their business. Your PHI was compromised because businesses will share your PHI with 20/20 EyeCare to perform administrative services.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from 20/20 EyeCare or 20/20 Hearing Care Network and you are a California resident, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation request form here.

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.