IF YOU SCANNED YOUR FINGER AT CERTAIN BLOOD PLASMA DONATION FACILITIES IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 4, 2016 AND FEBRUARY 8, 2024 WITHOUT PROVIDING PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT, YOU CAN CLAIM A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
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A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit between Haemonetics Corporation (“Defendant” or “Haemonetics”) and some blood plasma donors who scanned their finger at certain plasma donation facilities in Illinois, including Octapharma Plasma, Inc., that utilize Haemonetics’ donor management software (the “Settlement”). The lawsuit that is the subject of the Settlement claims that Haemonetics provided finger scan donor management software to Octapharma and other plasma donation facilities in Illinois that collected and stored individuals’ biometric data in violation of an Illinois law called the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Defendant denies any wrongdoing and the Court has not decided who is right or wrong. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available in the Documents section of this website.
You are included in the Settlement if you scanned your finger at a plasma donation facility in Illinois and had any alleged biometric data relating to that scan shared with or stored by Haemonetics between February 4, 2016 and February 8, 2024 without providing prior written consent to the disclosure of your finger scan to Haemonetics Corporation. If you received a Notice of the Settlement in the mail or by email, our records indicate that you are a class member and are included in the Settlement (the “Settlement Class”), and you may submit a claim form here or by mail (the “Claim Form”) to receive a cash payment.
If the Court approves the Settlement, members of the Settlement Class who submit valid claims will receive an equal, or pro rata, share of a $8,735,220 Settlement Fund that Haemonetics has agreed to establish, after all notice and administration costs, incentive award, and attorneys’ fees have been paid from the Settlement Fund. Individual payments to Settlement Class Members who submit a valid Claim Form are estimated to be between $250 and $570, but could be more or less depending on the number of valid claims submitted.
Please read the Notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or don’t act.
CLASS MEMBERS’ LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM | This is the only way to receive a Settlement Payment. You must submit a complete and valid Claim Form here or by mail before May 9, 2024. |
DO NOTHING | You will receive no payment under the Settlement and give up your rights to pursue a legal claim against Haemonetics and certain related companies and individuals about the issues in this case. |
EXCLUDE YOURSELF | You will receive no payment, but you will retain any rights you currently have to pursue a legal claim against Haemonetics about the issues in this case. |
OBJECT | Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement. |
ATTEND A HEARING | Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice.
The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will be provided only after any issues with the Settlement are resolved. Please be patient.