A class action settlement has been preliminarily approved in Rodriguez v. Universal Property, No. 16-cv-60442 (S.D. Florida). Your rights may be affected by this settlement. Plaintiffs allege that Universal Property customers’ insurance declaration and evidence of insurance pages were accessible on Universal Property’s website without sufficient security procedures in place. Universal Property stands by its website security procedures. The Court has not decided in favor of either side.
As part of a settlement, in order to avoid the expense, inconvenience, and risk of litigation, Universal Property has agreed to provide managed recovery and restoration services for identity theft victims, identity theft reimbursement insurance, injunctive relief, incentive awards to the class representatives, attorneys’ fees for class counsel, and notice and administration costs.
You qualify to receive ID Experts’ managed recovery and restoration services for identity theft victims for two years from the date that the settlement is final and identity theft reimbursement insurance offered through ID Experts for one year from the date that the settlement is final, unless you exclude yourself from the class. The Court still has to decide whether to approve this settlement. These services will be offered at no cost to you if the Court approves this settlement and after any appeals are resolved.
Who’s Eligible
According to the Settlement Notice: “The Settlement Class is defined as all persons who insured real property with Universal Property between September 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016.”
Potential Award
The Universal Property settlement provides Class Members with managed recovery and restoration services and identity theft reimbursement insurance provided by ID Experts.
The managed recovery and restoration services will be available to all Class Members who become victims of identity theft within two years of the effective date of the Universal Property settlement. These services include recovery and restoration for issues related to identity theft, account creation, medical record theft, tax fraud, rental application, benefit fraud, account takeover and utility creation.
The identity theft reimbursement insurance will be available to Class Members for one year after the effective date of the Universal Property settlement. This insurance will reimburse Class Members for expenses associated with restoring their identities if they become a victim of identity theft during the policy period.
Proof of Purchase
N/A. Class Members will automatically receive benefits if the Universal Property settlement becomes final, unless they opt out of the class action settlement.
Claim Form Deadline
N/A. Qualified Class Members who do not opt out of the Universal Property settlement will automatically receive benefits if the settlement receives final approval and after any appeals have been resolved.
Case Name
Rodriguez v. Universal Property, Case No. 0:16-60442, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Final Hearing
7/31/2017
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Universal Property Settlement
c/o Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 59329
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9329
1-844-702-2785
Class Counsel
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
WITES & KAPETAN PA
Defense Counsel
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
