Welcome to the Settlement Website for the Lawrence v. Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. Class Action Settlement

If your Private Information was compromised in the July 2024 Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc., Data Incident, a proposed class action settlement may affect your rights, and entitle you to benefits and a cash payment.

Please read this website carefully and completely.

A settlement has been reached with Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc. (“Blue Ridge” or “Defendant”) in a class action lawsuit. This case is about the targeted cyberattack on Blue Ridge's computer systems that occurred in July 2024 (the “Data Incident”). Certain files that contained private information were accessed. These files may have contained personal information such as names; Social Security numbers; and direct deposit account numbers.

The lawsuit is called Lawrence v. Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc., Case No. 2025-CP-23-03210. It is pending in the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County (the “Litigation”). Blue Ridge denies that it did anything wrong, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit (the “Settlement”) to avoid the costs and risks, disruptions, and uncertainties of continuing the Litigation.

“Class Members” are defined as individuals identified by Blue Ridge's records who are entitled to benefits under the Settlement. You may have received a previous notice directly from Blue Ridge.

Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act.