Avem Health Partners to Pay $1.45 Million to Settle Breach Suit

Oklahoma-based Avem Health Partners Inc. will pay $1.45 million to settle allegations it failed to protect the personal and health information of more than 271,000 people that was exposed in a 2022 data breach.

Magistrate Judge Suzanne Mitchell of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma gave final approval to the deal Wednesday.

• Five plaintiffs alleged that Avem, a technology provider to rural hospitals, failed to implement adequate data-security measures or provide adequate and timely notice of the breach
• Class members will be eligible for up to $7,000 in relief ...