A Philadelphia federal court recently appointed Shub Johns & Holbrook Partner Samantha E. Holbrook as interim co-lead class counsel in a class action lawsuit following a data breach with information vendor MediCopy. Mrs. Holbrook’s appointment is announced alongside the presiding Judge’s Order consolidating the MediCopy data breach with other class actions against MediCopy and the affected health entity, Deaconess Health.

The case is captioned Brooks et al. v. MRO Corporation et al., Case No. 2:26-cv-01838 (E. D. Pa.). If you have been impacted by the data breach and are interested in participating, fill out our investigation form.

MediCopy Data Breach at Deaconess Health

On or around February 2, 2026, Deaconess Health Systems (“Deaconess”) announced a cybersecurity incident that involved sensitive information shared with the MRO Corporation (“MRO Corp.”), owner of the third-party information vendor MediCopy who manages requests of information for Deaconess.

According to the public notice released by Deaconess, an unauthorized agent gained access to Deaconess’s patient information stored in MediCopy’s data systems on or before January 13, 2026.

The sensitive information reportedly exposed in the breach includes the following:

• Names
• Social Security numbers
• Dates of birth
• Medical record numbers
• date(s) of service
•  and/or Health insurance identification numbers and medical records related to treatment received at Deaconess

Lead Attorneys in MRO Corp. and Deaconess Data Breach Case

On March 20, 2026, Shub Johns & Holbrook filed a class action lawsuit against Deaconess and the MRO Corp. for the potential impact that the data breach could have or has already had on affected individuals.

On June 16, 2026, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to appoint interim co-lead counsel and to consolidate related actions against MRO and Deaconess concerning the data breach.

In its order, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania appointed Samantha E. Holbrook, a Partner with SJ&H, as Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the action, alongside co-counsel.

The case is captioned Brooks et al. v. MRO Corporation et al., Case No. 2:26-cv-01838 (E. D. Pa.). See the Court’s Order here.

Plaintiffs are now tasked with filing a consolidated amended complaint by July 16, 2026. If you received a notice letter from the MRO Corporation and Deaconess regarding the MediCopy data breach, informing you that your information was impacted, or otherwise believe that your information was involved, let us know! Complete the attached form and see how you can participate.