Have you been ‘diagnosed with a psychological condition’ after the 2018 BA data breach?

If you signed up to the class action lawsuit against British Airways over the 2018 data breach, you may have received an email this week asking for details of your mental health.

As I understand it, some claimants will have to appear as part of the case, to be a sub-set of all claimants. Your Lawyers, which is working on the case, appears to be trying to find some suitable people.

These are the questions which Your Lawyers is asking people who signed up to the lawsuit to answer:

• Were you suffering with any pre-existing mental health/diagnoses at the time you were notified by the British Airways regarding the breach?

• If so, do you feel that your pre-existing condition has been exacerbated since learning of the data breach?

• Since learning of the British Airways data breach have you sought medical attention as a result of distress caused by the breach?

• If you have sought medical attention, on what date did you first do so following the breach?

• Have you received a diagnosis of any psychological condition since learning of the breach?

• Have you suffered any distress as a result of the breach?

• If the answer to the previous question is yes, please provide a brief explanation as to how the breach has caused you distress

Since the breach, have you been affected by any of the following:

• Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge?
• Not being able to stop or control worrying?
• Worrying too much about different things?
• Trouble relaxing?
• Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?
• Becoming easily annoyed or irritable? 
• Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen? 

Over the last two weeks, how often have you been affected by any of the following problems?

• Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge?
• Not being able to stop or control worrying?
• Worrying too much about different things?
• Trouble relaxing?
• Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?
• Becoming easily annoyed or irritable? 
• Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen? 

• Do you continue to suffer with distress as a result of the British Airways data breach?

• If you are no longer suffering distress as a result of the data breach, approximately how long did it take for you to recover from the distress caused by the breach?

I am beginning to look forward to the court case now ….

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