IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
In Re: Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida Data Breach Litigation,
Case No. 2024-CA-001078AX
IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED BY COASTAL ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, P.A. OF A DATA INCIDENT DISCOVERED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 2023, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENT AND CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
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- A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida, P.A. (“COSM” or “Defendant”) concerning the cyberattack carried out by an unauthorized third party on COSM’s computer systems discovered by Defendant on June 11, 2023, that potentially resulted in the access of certain Private Information by an unauthorized third party (the “Data Incident”).
- The lawsuit is called In Re: Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 2024-CA-001078AX (the “Litigation”). The lawsuit alleges that the Data Incident potentially exposed certain Private Information of Plaintiffs and the members of the putative class.
- The Settlement Class includes all individuals residing in the United States whose Private Information may have been accessed and/or acquired by an unauthorized party as a result of the Data Incident experienced by Defendant in June 2023. It excludes: (1) the Judge presiding over this Litigation, and members of his direct family; (2) Defendant, and its current or former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and directors; and (3) Settlement Class Members who submit a valid Request for Exclusion prior to the Opt-Out Deadline.
- Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act. Please read this website carefully.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
Submit A Claim Form | This is the only way you may receive benefits from this Settlement. The deadline to submit a Claim Form is August 13, 2025. |
Exclude Yourself from the Settlement | You will receive no payment, but you will retain any rights you currently have with respect to Defendant and the issues in this case. The deadline to exclude yourself from the Settlement is August 13, 2025. |
Object to the Settlement | Write to the Settlement Administrator explaining why you do not agree with the Settlement but remain bound by the Settlement. The deadline to object is July 14, 2025. |
Attend the Final Approval Hearing | You or your attorney may attend and speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing will be held on July 28, 2025. |
Do Nothing | You will not get any benefits from the Settlement, and you will give up certain legal rights. You will remain in the Settlement Class and be subject to the Release. |
- These rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, are explained in this website. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement, available on the Documents page, whose terms control.
- The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. No Settlement benefits or payments will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes final.