In the Roseland Community Hospital data breach settlement, a documented-loss claim that falls short is not thrown out. If the paperwork is missing or rejected and not fixed when the administrator asks, the claim is converted into a pro rata cash claim — so the claimant still receives the flat payment, currently estimated at $50. That safety net, plus the fact that all three benefits can be claimed together, takes most of the risk out of filing for reimbursement. The $650,000 settlement covers people the Chicago hospital notified about its June 2, 2024 data incident, and claims are open through December 31, 2026.
Status: Claims open; preliminarily approved | Claim deadline December 31, 2026 (11:59 p.m. online) | Opt out or object by December 1, 2026 | About $50 cash, up to $5,000 documented, 1 year of medical records monitoring
The Incident
Roseland Community Hospital is on Chicago’s South Side. According to the notice, investigators found that patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, medical information and insurance information were potentially affected in a data incident on or about June 2, 2024, along with driver’s license or Social Security numbers for a limited number of people. The hospital posted a notice on its website on August 1, 2024 and later mailed letters to the people whose information may have been involved.
The plaintiffs allege the hospital was negligent. Roseland denies all of the claims and any wrongdoing, and the court has not found that it did anything wrong. The case is Hall, et al. v. Roseland Community Hospital Association, No. 2024CH10367, in the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, which has preliminarily approved the settlement.
Who Is in the Class
Everyone whose private information was potentially compromised in the June 2024 incident and who received an individual notification from Roseland saying they may have been affected. The letter is the practical test: people who were not sent one are not in the class.
Excluded are Roseland’s directors, officers and agents, government entities, the judge and court staff, anyone who opts out, and anyone found criminally responsible for the incident.
All Three Benefits, Together
| Cash Payment A — documented losses | Up to $5,000 for unreimbursed losses fairly traceable to the incident: fraud or identity theft losses, professional fees, credit freeze costs, credit monitoring bought because of the incident, and smaller costs like postage, copying and mileage. |
| Cash Payment B — pro rata cash | An equal share of what is left in the fund, currently estimated at $50. No documentation. |
| Medical records monitoring | One year of CyEx Medical Shield Complete or an equivalent, with up to $1 million in identity theft insurance. |
The claim form lets you choose any or all of them, and choosing one does not reduce your eligibility for the others. The monitoring is available even if you already received a monitoring product after the breach.
How the Conversion Safety Net Works
Documented-loss claims need reasonable third-party documentation — receipts, invoices, credit card statements or phone bills — plus a signed statement under penalty of perjury that the losses were incurred. Handwritten or self-prepared receipts are not enough on their own.
If what you send falls short, the administrator asks you to fix it. If the problem is not fixed, the settlement converts the documented-loss claim into a claim for the pro rata cash payment rather than denying it. In practice, anyone with a plausible out-of-pocket loss has little reason not to try for reimbursement, since the fallback is the same payment they would have received anyway.
Why the $50 Can Move
Everything comes from one $650,000 fund. Before claims are paid, it covers administration costs and whatever the court approves for class counsel, who plan to request up to one-third of the fund ($216,666.67) plus up to $20,000 in expenses, and $2,500 service awards for each class representative. What remains pays for monitoring first, then documented losses, and the balance is split equally among pro rata cash claimants.
That is why the $50 is only an estimate: it rises if fewer people claim and falls if more do. Cash payments can be adjusted by an equal percentage so the fund is used up. The fund is non-reversionary: no money returns to Roseland, and any balance left after all payments, costs and awards goes to a non-profit organization approved by the court.
What You Need to File
The online claim form opens with a login screen asking for the Class Member ID printed on the settlement notice, so keep the notice handy. The pro rata cash and the monitoring need nothing beyond the claim form itself. File on the official Roseland settlement website, run by Kroll Settlement Administration, by choosing Submit Claim and entering your ID. The form asks for your contact details, the benefits you want, how you want to be paid, and a signed attestation. A paper claim form can be downloaded from the website’s Documents page and mailed instead.
Deadlines
| December 1, 2026 | Opt-out requests and objections postmarked. |
| December 31, 2026 | Claims due online by 11:59 p.m., or postmarked by mail. No time zone is given for the online cutoff, so file well before the last evening. |
| January 6, 2027, 9:30 a.m. Central | Final approval hearing at the Daley Center in Chicago; it may also be held remotely, and the date can change. |
To opt out, mail a signed request to the administrator by December 1, 2026, stating that you want to be excluded from the settlement in Hall, et al. v. Roseland Community Hospital Association, with your full name and contact information. Opt-outs by phone or email are not accepted. Objections go to the court and to the lawyers for both sides by the same date, and the notice lists what they must include.
Class members who do nothing stay in, give up the right to sue Roseland over the incident, and receive no money or monitoring.
When Payments Come
At the January 6, 2027 hearing, the court will decide whether to approve the settlement, the attorneys’ fees and the service awards. If it approves and any appeals are resolved, cash payments go out and monitoring activation codes are sent no later than 45 days after the effective date. No payment date had been announced as of September 29, 2026. Our sister site keeps the Roseland Community Hospital settlement page on OpenClassActions.com current.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if my Roseland documented-loss claim is rejected?
If the documentation is missing or not accepted and the problem is not fixed when the administrator asks, the claim is converted into a claim for the pro rata cash payment, so you still receive the flat payment.
Can I claim the $50 and documented losses?
Yes. The claim form lets you choose any or all of the three benefits: up to $5,000 in documented losses, the pro rata cash estimated at $50, and one year of medical records monitoring.
I already have monitoring from the breach letter. Can I still choose it?
Yes. The notice says the year of CyEx Medical Shield Complete is available whether or not you already received a monitoring product related to the incident.
Why might the $50 be higher or lower?
It is an equal share of what remains of the $650,000 fund after fees, expenses, service awards, administration, monitoring and documented-loss claims. More claims mean smaller shares.
Does any money go back to Roseland?
No. The fund is non-reversionary. Any balance left after all payments and costs goes to a court-approved non-profit organization.
What do I need to file online?
The Class Member ID printed on your settlement notice. Receipts are needed only for documented losses.
Sources
- Official settlement website, claim form, settlement agreement and preliminary approval order — RoselandSettlement.com, administered by Kroll Settlement Administration.
- Long form notice in Hall, et al. v. Roseland Community Hospital Association, No. 2024CH10367, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division.
- OpenClassActions.com — Roseland Community Hospital 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: Roseland Community Hospital Data Breach Settlement — Estimated $50 Cash or Up to $5,000 — 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.