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Parties in the McLaren Health Corporation (“McLaren”) data breach case have reached a settlement in the cybersecurity class action. The Court has approved Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of the $14 million settlement, allowing impacted individuals to file a claim through April 2026.
The case is captioned Womack-Devereaux et al. v. McLaren Health Corporation, Case No. 24-121459 (Mich. Ct. – Genesee Cnty.). This case was filed in the State of Michigan 7th Judicial Circuit in Genesee County. The Data Breach Settlement website is not yet available, but will be soon. Class Members can start to expect more information about the settlement in January 2026.
Two Data Breaches at McLaren Health
In October 2023, McLaren Health, a Michigan-based health organization, discovered that an unauthorized actor had gained access to 8.2 terabytes of private consumer data stored in McLaren’s information systems. It was further determined that the data breach took place between July 28 and August 23, 2023. Following the original class action for the 2023 McLaren data breach, McLaren Health was attacked again. A second data breach with McLaren was detected the following year around August of 2024. The plaintiffs generally allege that McLaren failed to adequately safeguard the sensitive information entrusted to it. McLaren denies these allegations but has agreed to settle the lawsuit.
Between the two data breaches impacting McLaren Health patients, it was determined that approximately 2.7 million individuals had their information compromised in one or both of the incidents.
Preliminary Approval of the McLaren Settlement
In August of 2024, the plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against McLaren Health in Michigan State Court on behalf of persons impacted by the second data breach. On or around November 30, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a consolidated action against McLaren Health for both breaches. That case, and the proposed settlement, is currently pending before the Genesee County Judicial Court. The Plaintiffs shortly thereafter filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $14 million class wide settlement.
On December 15, 2025, the Michigan Court held a hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. Shortly thereafter, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. The Court’s order also designated SJ&H partner Benjamin F. Johns as one of the three co-lead counsel for the settlement class. You can read the Court’s preliminary approval order here.
Individuals impacted by the breach will soon be notified and then have the chance to submit a claim through the claims deadline of April 29, 2026. The Court has scheduled a final approval hearing for April 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Additional details regarding the Proposed Settlement are still to come.
The case is captioned Womack-Devereaux et al. v. McLaren Health Corporation, Case No. 24-121459 (Mich. Ct. – Genesee Cnty.).