LifeLabs to Pay Out $4.9 Million for Data Breach if Court Approves Class Action Settlement

LifeLabs to Pay Out $4.9 Million for Data Breach if Court Approves Class Action Settlement
A lab technologist tests a specimen for COVID-19 in Surrey, B.C., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Marnie Cathcart
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Customers of LifeLabs prior to Dec. 17, 2019, may be eligible for a cash settlement from a class action lawsuit, the laboratory company announced on Aug. 10.
LifeLabs, based in Toronto, provides lab testing services to Canadians in Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. It is one of Canada’s largest providers of medical laboratory testing, according to court documents. It carries out more than 100 million lab tests from about 20 million patient visits each year and employs 5,700 employees.