Our records show you may be one of 49,121 “Settlement Class Members” entitled to a payment under the settlement. Settlement Class Members are persons with addresses in the State of New Jersey, who were sent one or more letter(s) dated between December 2, 2014 to December 2, 2015 from Defendant to collect a certain medical debt.
If the Court approves the settlement, you can receive a payment in the amount of an equal share of $500,000. This amount is the maximum amount that may be recovered in this action under federal law. The amount of the settlement check to each Settlement Class Member will be calculated by dividing $500,000 by the number of Settlement Class Members. The settlement checks are estimated to be approximately $10.15 each but may be more depending on the number of Settlement Class Members who exclude themselves (opt out) from the settlement.
So long as you do not choose to exclude (opt out) yourself from this case, you will remain a Settlement Class Member and will receive a payment if the Court finally approves the settlement.
You can do nothing, comment on or object to any part of the settlement terms, or exclude yourself from the settlement. If you do nothing, you will be bound by the settlement and won’t be able to sue Defendant in a future lawsuit about the claims in the settlement. If you exclude (opt out) yourself, you won’t get any benefits—but you’ll keep your right to sue Defendant on the issues in the settlement. You must contact the Class Administrator by mail at Morales v Healthcare Revenue Recovery Group, c/o Atticus Administration, PO Box 64053, St Paul, MN 55164 or via email at HRRGSettlement@AtticusAdmin.com to exclude (opt out) yourself. Your request to opt out must include: (1) the Settlement Class Member’s name and address, and (2) a statement that the Settlement Class Member wishes to be excluded from the Settlement Class. You can also object to the settlement if you disagree with any of its terms. Any objector shall notify the Court, Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant, in writing, of their intent to object to one or more of the terms of this Settlement Agreement or the Final Approval Order. All Requests for Exclusion and Objections must be postmarked or submitted online by July 1, 2025.
Yes. The Court has appointed Yongmoon Kim and Mark Jensen of Kim Law Firm LLC, to represent you as “Class Counsel.” If you have any questions, please call the settlement administrator at 1-888-866-1599. Class Counsel can also be reached at 201-273-7117. You will not be charged for these lawyers. You can hire your own lawyer, but you’ll need to pay your own legal fees. The Court has also chosen Alejandro Morales—a class member like you—to represent the Class as “Class Representative.” Class Counsel will seek approximately $1,000,000.00 for their attorneys’ fees and costs. Defendant has also agreed to pay the Class Representative $15,000, constituting his service award and statutory damages. Any reduction in the payments to Class Counsel or the Class Representative will not inure to the benefit of the Class. Both the payments to Class Counsel and to the Class Representative are separate and apart from the relief to the Settlement Class.
The Court will hold a hearing on August 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom MLK 2A at the U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102. At the hearing, the Court will hear objections, determine if the settlement is fair, and consider Class Counsel’s request for fees and expenses and statutory and service awards to the Class Representative. Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs will be posted HERE once available.