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HealthEquity, Inc. Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from HealthEquity, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

smartphone with laptop and lock icon On or about July 26, 2024, HealthEquity, Inc. (“HealthEquity”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) via mail to victims of the HealthEquity data breach informing them that their personal information and Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) was obtained by unauthorized users who accessed HealthEquity’s network (“data breach”) in March 2024. After HealthEquity became aware of the potential unauthorized access to its network, it launched an investigation which concluded on June 26, 2024. The investigation determined that hackers obtained from victims their first and last names, dates of birth, social security numbers and other personal information. Founded in 2002, HealthEquity is an IRS designated trustee of HSAs and a directed third-party administrator of FSA/HRA, Commuter, COBRA, and Lifestyle plans. Based in Draper, Utah, HealthEquity employs approximately 3,150 individuals and has $861 million in annual revenue. Although the exact number of affected individuals has not yet been released, it is estimated that more than 4 million people have had their data impacted by the data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from HealthEquity, then you were impacted by the data breach. HealthEquity has offered two years of free credit and identity monitoring, insurance, and credit restoration services to victims of the breach.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to HealthEquity, the following information was exposed:
  • First and Last Name
  • Social Security Number
  • Telephone Numbers
  • Employee ID’s
  • Employer
  • General contact information for dependents
  • Payment card information (but not payment card number or HealthEquity debit card information)
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from HealthEquity, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation 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.