Laguna Honda Hospital patient privacy and patients' rights settlement

San Francisco has agreed to pay $5,750,000 to settle claims brought for more than 700 current and former residents of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center over patient privacy and patients' rights. The plan describes two groups: patients notified in writing of a confidentiality breach between March 23, 2017 and February 17, 2026, with a payment put at $750, and patients who lived at the hospital between April 14, 2022 and August 16, 2023, with a base payment put at $1,000 plus a share of what is left over. Anyone covered has until November 10, 2026 to submit a distribution election, opt out, or object, and the court is due to consider final approval on January 29, 2027. The election portal opens only with the CPT ID and passcode printed on the mailed notice, so a person who believes they are covered but was never written to should contact CPT Group on 1-888-261-1713 or at LHHSettlement@cptgroup.com. Taking part is free, and the amounts are estimates that depend on the court's approval and on how many people take part.

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Expected

Nothing is paid before the court rules. The settlement website sets final approval for January 29, 2027 at 9:20 a.m., and payments would follow that hearing and any appeal.

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Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Health care
Defendant / company: City and County of San Francisco (Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center)
Administrator: CPT Group, Inc.
Claim deadline: November 10, 2026
Eligibility period: March 23, 2017 – February 17, 2026
States: See official notice (often nationwide)
Proof: Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
Possible amount: About $750–$1,000 (not guaranteed)
Source confidence: high
Last verified: October 16, 2026

Covered products and services

Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center

Tommy O. Johnson, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. · CPF-20-517064 · Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

The fund is $5,750,000; San Francisco's Board of Supervisors authorised $5,845,000 for the case in ordinance 257-25 on December 9, 2025. The notice puts the Confidentiality Class payment at $750 and the Patients' Rights Class base payment at $1,000, plus a share of what is left, so the figures move with how many people take part and with what the court approves. Nothing is guaranteed. The election opens with the ID from the mailed notice; there is no fee, and CPT Group takes calls on 1-888-261-1713.

Important dates

Claim deadline: November 10, 2026
Opt-out deadline: November 10, 2026
Fairness hearing: January 29, 2027

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