LifeLabs could pay at least $4.9 million and up to $9.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit arising from a 2019 cyberattack that compromised patient data.
Claims administrator KPMG, in an emailed statement, also linked to by LifeLabs’ website, said a settlement has been negotiated over the breach that exposed information from 15 million customers, primarily in B.C. and Ontario.
If the settlement is approved, the statement said, Canada’s largest lab testing company will pay a guaranteed $4.9 million and up to $4.9 million more depending on the number of claims made.
Anyone who was a LifeLabs customer on or before Dec. 17,
