Attorneys representing more than 1,500 women whose personal medical information was compromised when their records were blown from a dumpster on a windy day in May have reached a settlement agreement with the medical group responsible . In the settlement agreement , which still has to be approved by a judge in January , Midwest Womens Healthcare Specialists agree to set up a victims fund of $ 400,000 to compensate the estimated 1,532 women whose documents were improperly disposed of in a dumpster outside Research Medical Center . Midwest Womens Healthcare will also separately agree to pay for up to two years of credit monitoring for the affected women , and it will re - train its employees in the proper handling of sensitive documents . We are pleased to have reached an agreement that is satisfactory to all parties , a spokesperson for the group said in an emailed statement . As we said previously , we have taken steps to enhance the security of patient information . The spokesperson added there have been no reports of anyones personal information being compromised . Attorney Maureen Brady , who filed the class - action suit on behalf of victim Brittany Short back in June , said she , too was pleased with the proposed settlement . " Both sides worked very hard to get this resolved quickly , and to seek justice for all of those involved , " Brady told 41 Action News . ;