If you filed a claim in the Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach settlement, your cash payment or credit monitoring was supposed to be issued by August 7, 2026. That date comes from the settlement agreement’s 90-day payment window, which started running when the settlement took effect on May 9, 2026. Anyone who has not been paid, or whose address or payment details have changed, now has one place to turn: the official settlement website’s contact and update forms.
Status: Final approval granted March 27, 2026 | Claim deadline March 6, 2026 (passed) | Payments due by August 7, 2026 | Cash or credit monitoring for valid claims
Where the Case Stands Now
The claim window closed on March 6, 2026. Judge Pat Ballard of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama held the final approval hearing on March 20, 2026 and entered final approval and judgment one week later, on March 27, 2026. The settlement reached its effective date on May 9, 2026.
The effective date matters more to claimants than the approval date, because it is the point the agreement uses to start the payment clock. Under the agreement, payments on valid claims were to be issued within 90 days of it. Counting 90 days from May 9 lands on August 7, 2026, and the official settlement website gave that as the payment deadline.
As of September 26, 2026, our sister site had not seen a separate announcement confirming that payments had actually gone out. The deadline in the agreement has passed, but a scheduled date is not the same as a confirmed distribution, and nothing on the public record reviewed so far says how many claims were paid or in what amounts.
| July 2, 2024 | Approximate date of the data incident |
| March 6, 2026 | Claim deadline (passed) |
| March 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. CDT | Final approval hearing |
| March 27, 2026 | Final approval and judgment entered |
| May 9, 2026 | Effective date — the 90-day payment window begins |
| August 7, 2026 | Deadline for payments on valid claims |
What to Do If Nothing Has Arrived
The Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach settlement is administered by EisnerAmper, and the official website, Alabama Cardio Data Settlement, carries two tools for people in this position. The contact form is the route for asking about a claim that has not been paid. The update form is for changing a mailing address or payment details that are out of date.
A short checklist before reaching out:
- Confirm you filed before March 6, 2026. Only valid claims submitted by that deadline are paid; a claim that was never filed cannot be added now.
- Gather what you have from the filing — any confirmation you received and the name and address you used — so the administrator can locate the claim.
- If you moved or changed the account you chose for payment, use the update form rather than waiting, since a payment sent to old details may not reach you.
- Use the official website for every request. OpenClassActions.org is not the administrator and cannot look up claims or reissue payments.
The Lawsuit Behind the Settlement
The case is Tammy Brown, et al. v. Alabama Cardiology Group P.C. d/b/a Alabama Cardiovascular Group, Case No. 01-CV-2024-903135. The plaintiffs alleged that the cardiology practice failed to protect patient information that was exposed in a cyberattack in July 2024.
According to the settlement website, on or about July 2, 2024, an unauthorized third party got into parts of the practice’s computer network and may have accessed or taken personal information. That included personally identifying information and protected health information — the category of medical data that makes a healthcare breach more sensitive than a typical retail one.
Alabama Cardiovascular Group denied any wrongdoing and any liability. It agreed to settle to resolve the case, and the court’s final approval is an approval of the settlement terms, not a finding that the practice did anything wrong.
Who Was in the Class
The court defined the class as all United States citizens whose private information was accessed or acquired in the data breach, including everyone who was sent a notice about it. Being in the class and receiving benefits were two different things, though.
Filing a claim form was the only way to get either a cash payment or credit monitoring. Class members who did nothing received no benefits, but they are still bound by the settlement’s release. In practical terms, a patient who was notified of the breach, did not opt out and did not file gave up the right to bring their own lawsuit over the same incident and will not receive anything from this settlement.
What the Settlement Paid
The settlement offered a choice between a cash payment and credit monitoring to class members with valid claims. No total settlement fund or cash dollar amounts appear in the public summary of the case; the full benefit terms and the settlement agreement are posted on the official website. Readers who want to check what their own claim should have paid will find those terms there, alongside the court documents.
Because the claim deadline has passed, the benefit amounts are now mainly useful for one thing: checking that a payment you receive matches the option you selected on your claim form.
Where to Follow Updates
Our sister site tracks this case on its Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach settlement page and will note a confirmed distribution if one is announced. The official settlement website remains the authoritative source for payment status, and its dates page and court documents cover the approval order and the agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still file a claim in the Alabama Cardiovascular Group data breach settlement?
No. The claim deadline was March 6, 2026, and the court granted final approval on March 27, 2026. Only valid claims filed by the deadline are paid.
When should my payment have arrived?
The settlement website said payments on valid claims would be issued within 90 days of the May 9, 2026 effective date, which works out to August 7, 2026. As of September 26, 2026, a separate confirmation that payments had been sent had not been seen.
I filed a claim and have not been paid. What should I do?
Use the contact form on the official settlement website to reach the settlement administrator, EisnerAmper. If your mailing address or payment details have changed, submit the update form on the same site.
Who was covered by the settlement?
All United States citizens whose private information was accessed or acquired in the July 2024 data breach at Alabama Cardiology Group, doing business as Alabama Cardiovascular Group, including everyone who was sent notice of the breach.
I did not file a claim. Am I still affected by the settlement?
Yes. Class members who did not file received no benefits but are still bound by the settlement’s release, which means they cannot bring a separate lawsuit over the same breach.
Sources
- Official settlement website, home page, important dates and court documents — Alabama Cardio Data Settlement, administered by EisnerAmper.
- Brown v. Alabama Cardiology Group P.C., Case No. 01-CV-2024-903135, Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama — final approval and judgment entered March 27, 2026.
- OpenClassActions.com — Alabama Cardiovascular Group Data Breach Settlement.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit details described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: Alabama Cardiovascular Group Data Breach Settlement — Claims Closed — which tracks this case against the court-approved notice and the official settlement website and is updated as the court rules.
Legal Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. OpenClassActions.org is a consumer news site, not a law firm and not the settlement administrator, and is not affiliated with any party to the case described. The allegations are allegations; unless a court has ruled, the defendants deny wrongdoing and no court has decided the merits. Deadlines, benefit amounts and payment timing can change as the court and the administrator act, so confirm current status on the official settlement website. You never need to pay anyone to file a claim or to receive a settlement payment.