March 23, 2009
Contact: Anne Atkins (804) 371-0441
900 East Main Street , Richmond, VA 23219,
Court to Notify Veterans About a Class Action Settlement Involving The Theft of Computer Equipment Containing Personal Data
According to a news tory on PRNewswire today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered a program to alert veterans, spouses of veterans, andmembers of the military of a prposed $20 million settlement reached with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in a class action lawsuit resulting from the theft of computer equipment with the names and personal information veterans, their spouses and military personnel. The laptop was stolen from the home of an employee of the VA on May 3, 2006.
For more information visit www.VeteransClass.com (where notices, a claim form, and the settlement agreement are posted) or call 1-888-288-9625 (Re: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Data Theft Litigation, MDL No.1796). You may also write to VA Settlement, PO Box 6727, Portland, OR 97228-6727.
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