Mathis v. Planet Home Lending, LLC

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read this website and the Notice carefully.

Plaintiffs filed this class action against Defendant for its alleged failure to properly secure and safeguard Plaintiffs’ and other similarly situated customers’ sensitive information, including full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, loan numbers, and financial account numbers ("personally identifiable information" or “PII”). On November 15, 2023, a Data Incident occurred, with unauthorized access to or acquisition of the Private Information.

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of all persons whose PII was compromised as a result of Defendant’s alleged failure to (i) adequately protect the PII of Plaintiffs and Class Members; (ii) warn Plaintiffs and Class Members of Defendant’s inadequate information security practices; and (iii) effectively secure hardware containing protected PII using reasonable and effective security procedures free of vulnerabilities and incidents. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant’s conduct amounts at least to negligence and violates federal and state statutes.

Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit against Defendant alleging claims for negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, and declaratory judgment.

Defendant denies these allegations and denies any wrongdoing or liability. The Court has not decided who is right. Instead, Plaintiffs and Defendant have agreed to a settlement to avoid the risk, cost, and time of further litigation.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit

Submit a Claim Form Deadline: September 25, 2024	The only way to get a Cash Payment is to submit a Valid Claim.
Opt Out of the Settlement Deadline: October 15, 2024	Get no Cash Payment. Keep your right to file your own lawsuit against Defendant about the legal claims in this case.
Object to the Settlement Deadline: October 15, 2024	Stay in the Settlement but tell the Court why you do not agree with the Settlement. You will still be bound by the Settlement if the Court approves it.
Do Nothing	Get no Cash Payment. Be bound by the Settlement.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement, which is available here.

The Court must still decide whether to approve the Settlement. There will be no Cash Payments paid unless the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes final.