Saber Healthcare Group Lawsuit: The 2026 Data Breach Class Actions
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The Saber Healthcare Group lawsuit people are searching for now is about a data breach. Saber, an Ohio nursing home and rehab operator, detected an intrusion on July 27, 2026 and began notifying patients, residents and employees in late September. Within days, six federal suits were filed against it in Cleveland. As of October 14, 2026 there is no settlement, no claim form and no deadline.
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What the Lawsuits Say Happened
Saber says it became aware of unauthorized activity in its computer systems on July 27, 2026, brought in outside forensic experts, and finished reviewing the affected data on August 19, 2026. Its notice is dated September 25, 2026.
Per the notice, the exposed data varies by person but may include a name plus date of birth, driver’s license or state ID number, health insurance information, medical information, financial account information, passport number and/or Social Security number. Saber says it has no evidence of actual misuse.
The lawsuits allege that Saber failed to secure information it collected from patients, residents and employees. One complaint, Devine, pleads negligence, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and a declaratory judgment claim. These are allegations; no court has ruled on them.
Case details
All six cases we found are in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, where Saber is based:
Lackey v. Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-02546 (filed September 29, 2026); Cowen, No. 1:26-cv-02556 (September 29); Devine, No. 1:26-cv-02575 (September 30) — all three before Judge J. Philip Calabrese. Knazek v. Saber Healthcare Group, L.L.C., No. 1:26-cv-02618 (October 6) and Mattera, No. 1:26-cv-02638 (October 7), both listed before Judge Dan A. Polster. Raleigh, No. 1:26-cv-02655, was filed October 9, 2026 and reassigned the same day.
Cowen, Devine and Knazek each tell the court they may be related to Lackey; we could not see that for Mattera or Raleigh. As of October 14, 2026 we found no order combining them.
Status: Early Stage, No Settlement
We could not open the Mattera and Raleigh dockets, so we have not confirmed that both are about the breach. Saber has not published a total count of affected people in its notice.
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Who Is in the Proposed Class
The Devine complaint proposes a nationwide class of “all persons whose Private Information was maintained by Defendant and was compromised in the Data Breach.” Its two named plaintiffs are a former Saber employee and a former patient, so the case is not limited to nursing home residents.
The practical test is your mail. If you received a notice letter from Saber or one of its facilities, keep it and the envelope — it is your best proof of membership. You do not sign up to be included in a class action; if a settlement is ever reached, a court-appointed administrator notifies class members.
Is There Any Money?
One earlier Saber settlement we found was with the government, not consumers: on April 14, 2020 it agreed to pay $10 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations about Medicare therapy billing, without admitting wrongdoing. That paid nothing to residents and is closed.
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 16,001 other personal property damage casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2026, 11.3% of them filed as class actions:
- 32.5% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 19.5% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 32.5% and 52.1%.
- 5.9% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 90 reached a trial (1.1%), after a median of 27.5 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 8.4 months.
- Only 250 of them (1.6%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $443,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (federal other personal property damage cases) — not a prediction about this lawsuit, and not legal advice. Source: Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (civil), analysed by Settlement Insight. Cases heard in state courts are not included.
Saber Healthcare Breach Timeline
July 27, 2026 — Intrusion Detected
Saber becomes aware of unauthorized activity in its computer systems and engages outside forensic experts.
August 19, 2026 — Data Review Finished
Saber completes its review of the affected information and starts locating addresses to send notices.
September 25, 2026 — Notice Dated
Saber’s Notice of Data Incident is dated this day, listing the data types and a toll-free hotline.
September 29–30, 2026 — First Class Actions
Lackey, Cowen and Devine are filed in the Northern District of Ohio and assigned to Judge J. Philip Calabrese.
October 6–9, 2026 — Three More Suits
Knazek, Mattera and Raleigh are filed in the same court. Knazek tells the court it may be related to Lackey.
October 14, 2026 — No Settlement
No consolidation order, no certified class, no fund, no claim form and no deadline.
Three Things to Watch For
A breach that exposed Social Security, passport and insurance numbers of nursing home residents — often older adults — draws targeted fraud:
“Claim your Saber settlement” sites
There is no Saber settlement as of October 14, 2026, so there is no claims portal. A page asking for your Social Security or passport number to “register” is collecting data, not filing anything.
Calls to residents or their families
A caller who names a Saber facility and asks a resident or family member to “verify” Medicare or bank details is not from a court. Saber’s own hotline in the notice is 1-833-918-1128 — call that number yourself rather than calling someone back.
Medical bills for care never received
Health insurance and medical data were on the list. Check your account statements and explanation-of-benefits forms for suspicious activity or errors — the notice itself recommends this.
Saber Healthcare Group Lawsuit — Questions People Ask
Short answers to the questions people ask most about this case.
What is the Saber Healthcare Group lawsuit about?
As of October 14, 2026, the current suits are proposed class actions over a data breach Saber detected on July 27, 2026. They allege Saber failed to protect patient, resident and employee data. An older, separate matter was a 2020 False Claims Act settlement with the government.
Is there a Saber Healthcare settlement or claim form?
No. As of October 14, 2026 there is no settlement, no fund, no administrator, no claim form and no deadline. The cases were filed between September 29 and October 9, 2026.
What data was exposed?
Per Saber’s notice: name plus one or more of date of birth, driver’s license or state ID number, health insurance information, medical information, financial account information, passport number and Social Security number. Your own letter says which applied to you.
How many locations does Saber Healthcare Group have?
Skilled Nursing News reported in October 2026 that Saber has more than 160 affiliated facilities across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina. Facility names often do not include the word Saber, which is why a notice may look unfamiliar.
I worked at a Saber facility. Am I affected?
Possibly. One named plaintiff in the Devine complaint is a former employee, and the complaint says Saber collects data from employees as well as patients and residents. Whether your data was involved is stated in the notice letter, if you received one.
How hard is it to win a lawsuit against a nursing home?
That question is about individual injury or neglect claims, which this page does not cover — the Saber suits here are about data security, not care. For care-related claims, see our nursing home abuse calculator and talk to a licensed attorney in your state.
Is this the same as the Healthcare Services Group settlement?
No. Healthcare Services Group is a different company with its own breach settlement, covered on our Healthcare Services Group page. Nothing paid there relates to Saber.
What should I do right now?
Keep your notice letter. Freeze your credit at Equifax, TransUnion and Experian — free and reversible. Review health insurance statements for unfamiliar services. Questions about the incident go to Saber’s hotline, 1-833-918-1128, or cyber-incident@saberhealth.com.
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