Rivera et al. v. Aimbridge Hospitality, LLC.

Case No.: 2018-CA-7870

In the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida

IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS CONTAINED IN AIMBRIDGE EMPLOYEE EMAIL ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, IDENTIFIED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 21, 2018 AND SEPTEMBER 24, 2018, AS A RESULT OF THE DATA BREACH YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.

Important Dates

November 18, 2019 - Deadline to submit an Objection.

November 18, 2019 - Deadline to submit request for Exclusion

November 21, 2019 at 9:30 am - Fairness Hearing

November 18, 2019 - Deadline to submit Claim Form

A Settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit, currently referred to as Arinda Rivera v. Aimbridge Hospitality, LLC, Case No. 2018-CA-7870 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct.). The class action lawsuit alleges that Aimbridge Hospitality, LLC (“Aimbridge”) failed to adequately protect the personal information of certain individuals. Aimbridge denies the allegations in the lawsuit and the Court has not decided who is right.

To participate in the Settlement and to receive two (2) years of myTrueIdentity single bureau credit monitoring services provided by TransUnion, which includes $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance per Class Member, you must submit a Claim Form.

Claim Forms are available on this website by selection SUBMIT A CLAIM above or may be downloaded by clicking here. Claims forms must be filed online or postmarked by November 18, 2019. If you don’t want to be legally bound by the settlement, you must exclude yourself by November 18, 2019, or you won’t be able to sue Defendant about the legal claims in the action ever again.

If you exclude yourself, you cannot receive settlement benefits. If you stay in the settlement, you may object to it by November 18, 2019. The Detailed Notice available on the important documents page of this website explains how to request exclusion or object. The Court will hold a hearing on November 21, 2019 to consider whether to approve the Settlement.

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

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM

If you want to receive the Settlement Benefit, you must submit a Claim Form.

Click Here to Submit a Claim Form online.
Click Here to download a Claim Form.
Deadline:
November 18, 2019

EXCLUDE YOURSELF

If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you will not be part of the Settlement nor will you receive a Settlement Benefit. Excluding yourself is the only option that allows you to bring or maintain your own lawsuit against Burlington regarding the allegations in the Action ever again.

Click Here for more information on excluding yourself.
Deadline:
November 18, 2019

OBJECT

You may write to the Court about why you object to (i.e., don’t like) the Settlement and think it shouldn’t be approved. Submitting an objection does not exclude you from the Settlement.

Please see heading 17 of the Detailed Notice available by Clicking Here for more information on objecting the Settlement.
Deadline:
November 18, 2019

GO TO THE “FAIRNESS HEARING”

The Court will hold a “Fairness Hearing” to consider the Settlement, the request for attorneys’ fees and costs of the lawyers who brought the Action, and the Representative Plaintiffs’ request for service awards for bringing the Action.

You may, but are not required to, speak at the Fairness Hearing. If you intend to speak at the Fairness Hearing, you must also submit a “Notice of Intention to Appear” indicating your intent to do so.

Please see heading 17 of the Detailed Notice available by Clicking Here for more information on objecting the Settlement.
Hearing Date and Time:
November 21, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

DO NOTHING

If you do nothing, you will remain part of the Settlement but will not receive Settlement Benefits.

You will also give up your right to object to the Settlement and you will be not be able to be part of any other lawsuit about the legal claims in this case.
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These rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in more detail in the Detailed Notice.

The Court in charge of this Action has preliminarily approved the Settlement and must decide whether to give final approval to the Settlement. The relief provided to Class Members will be provided only if the Court gives final approval to the Settlement and, if there are any appeals, after the appeals are resolved in favor of the Settlement. Please be patient.