Halo Data Settlement

A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit concerning HALO Branded Solutions, Inc. (“HALO”) and a cyber-attack incident (the “Data Incident”) that occurred in November 2023. In the Data Incident, a third-party threat actor allegedly gained unauthorized access to HALO’s systems and viewed and exfiltrated sensitive files, which may have, but did not necessarily, include the personal identifiable information of certain HALO former and current employees

The lawsuit is titled Mary Bowser v. HALO Branded Solutions, Inc., Case No. 2024LA18 and is pending in the Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Judicial District of Whiteside County, Illinois. The lawsuit asserts claims related to the Data Incident. The Defendant in the lawsuit is HALO. Defendant denies it is or can be held liable for the claims made in the lawsuit. The Settlement does not establish who is correct, but rather is a compromise between the Parties to end the lawsuit.

Members of the Settlement Class are all individuals whose personal information was compromised in the Data Incident suffered by HALO in November 2023. The Settlement Class specifically excludes: (i) HALO’s officers and directors; (iii) the affiliates, legal representatives, attorneys, successors, heirs, and assigns of Defendant; (iv) all members of the judiciary to whom this case is assigned, as well as their immediate family members; and (v) all individuals who make a timely election to be excluded from this proceeding using the correct protocol for opting out.

Settlement Class Members are eligible to receive up to $1,000 per person, in reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Losses stemming from the Data Incident, for persons who file a Valid Claim, as further described below. The Settlement also provides up to five (5) hours at $30 per hour of compensation for lost time reasonably expended as a result of the Data Incident. The Settlement also provides up to $5,000 for proven monetary Extraordinary Expenses for Settlement Class Members who have incurred Extraordinary Expenses and who submit a Valid Claim. In addition, California Settlement Subclass Members are eligible for a separate, California statutory damages award in the amount of $75. To redeem this benefit, California Settlement Subclass Members must submit a Claim Form and attest that they were a California resident at the time of the Data Incident. Settlement Class Members are eligible to receive two (2) years of identity-theft protection and credit monitoring services, which includes: (i) three bureau credit monitoring and alerts; (ii) identity restoration and recovery services; and (iii) $1,000,000 identity theft insurance with no deductible. This is in addition to the credit monitoring services previously offered to individuals who were notified of the Data Incident.