1. Why was the Notice issued?
2. What is this lawsuit about?
3. What is a class action?
4. Why is there a settlement?
5. Who is included in the Settlement?
6. Are there exceptions to being included?
7. What does the Settlement provide?
8. What claims am I releasing if I stay in the Class?
9. How do I submit a claim for a Settlement benefit?
10. Are there any important Settlement payment deadlines?
11. When will the Settlement benefits be issued?
12. Do I have a lawyer in the case?
13. Should I get my own lawyer?
14. How will Class Counsel be paid?
15. How do I opt out of the Settlement?
16. How do I tell the Court if I like or do not like the Settlement?
17. What is the difference between objecting and excluding?
18. When is the Court’s Final Approval Hearing?
19. Do I have to come to the Final Approval Hearing?
20. What happens if I do nothing at all?
21. How do I get more information?
The District Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota, authorized the Notice. You have a right to know about the proposed Settlement of this class action lawsuit, and about all of your options, before the Court decides whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. The Notice explains the lawsuit, your legal rights, what benefits are available, and who can receive them.
The lawsuit is called In re Community Dental Care, Case No. 62-CV-25-2490. It is pending in the District Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota. The people that filed this lawsuit are called the “Plaintiffs” (or “Class Representatives”) and the company they sued, Community Dental Care, is called the “Defendant.”
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This lawsuit alleges that during the December 2024 targeted cyberattack on CD's computer systems, certain files that contained private information were accessed by an unauthorized actor. These files may have contained personal information such as names; health insurance information; dates of birth; medical information; and Social Security numbers.
CD denies the allegations, and denies that it violated any laws or harmed any persons. By agreeing to settle, CD is not admitting liability on any of the factual allegations or claims in the lawsuit, or that the case can or should proceed as a class action. More information about the lawsuit and CD’s position can be found on this website on the “Important Documents” page.
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In a class action, one or more individuals sue on behalf of other people with similar claims. These individuals are called the “Plaintiffs” or “Class Representatives.” Together, the people included in the class action are called a “Class” or “Class Members.” One court resolves the lawsuit for all Class Members, except for those who opt out from the Settlement. In this Settlement, the Class Representatives are Tracy Knight; Aaron Brown (on behalf of minor child A.B.); Tina Ihrke; Sheila Schutz; Danelle Whittaker; Kathy McKenzie; Keiryn Kuehn (on behalf of minor children H.K. and M.D.); and Ka Vang. Everyone included in this Action are the Class Members.
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The Court did not decide whether the Plaintiffs or the Defendant are right. By preliminarily approving the Settlement and issuing the Notice, the Court is not suggesting which side would win or lose if the case went to trial. Both sides have agreed to a settlement to avoid the costs and risks of litigation and a trial. The Settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by CD. The Plaintiffs and their attorneys think the Settlement is best for all Class Members.
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The Court has defined the Class this way: “All individuals whose Personal Information was accessed without authorization in the Data Breach, including all those who received a notice of the Data Breach.”
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Yes. Excluded from the Class are: (1) CD and its officers, directors, and related companies; (2) governmental entities; (3) the Judge in this case, and the Judge’s family and staff; and (4) anyone who perpetrated the Data Breach.
If you are not sure whether you are a Class Member, you can ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator at:
CD Data Breach Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
Email: info@CDDataBreach.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (866) 675-2314
You may also view the Settlement Agreement here.
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CD has agreed to pay for a number of Class benefits, which are explained below. All Class Members may enroll in two years of Medical and Credit Monitoring from CyEx Medical Shield Complete, and may claim one of two cash payment options.
Medical And Credit Monitoring. All Class Members are eligible to enroll in two years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete. Enrollment codes have been sent to all Class Members by postcard. If you no longer have your enrollment code, please contact the Administrator.
This comprehensive service comes with $1 million of medical identity theft insurance, and includes monitoring for:
healthcare insurance ID exposure
Medical Record Number (MRN) exposure
unauthorized Health Savings Account (HSA) spending
If anything suspicious happens, you will be able to talk to a fraud resolution agent to help fix any problems.
Cash Payment Options
Cash Payment A – Documented Losses. If you incurred actual, unreimbursed, documentarily provable out-of-pocket losses arising from and actually caused by the Data Breach, you may seek to get back up to $5,000.00. The losses must have occurred between December 20, 2024, and October 19, 2026.
This benefit covers monetary, out-of-pocket expenses like:
losses because of identity theft or fraud
fees for credit reports, credit monitoring, or freezing and unfreezing your credit
cost to replace your IDs
postage to contact banks by mail
This benefit does not cover claims for lost time or other non-monetary losses. You need to send proof that supports your claimed unreimbursed expenses, like bank statements or receipts, to show when the loss occurred and how much you spent or lost. You can also send notes or papers you made yourself to explain or support other proof, but those self-prepared notes or papers alone are not enough to make a valid claim. Your proof or notes must show that your expenses were because of the Data Breach.
You cannot claim a payment for expenses that have already been reimbursed by a third party. If you make a claim for this benefit, you may not seek Cash Payment B - $50.00 Alternative Cash Payment.
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Cash Payment B – Alternative Cash. Instead a payment for documented losses, you may claim a one-time $50.00 cash payment. You do not have to provide any proof or explanation to claim this payment.
If you have questions about these benefits, you can ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator at:
CD Data Breach Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
Email: info@CDDataBreach.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (866) 675-2314
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If you stay in the class, you won’t be able to be part of any other lawsuit against CD about the issues that this Settlement covers. The “Releases” section of the Settlement Agreement (Section XI) describes the legal claims that you give up if you remain in the Class, so read it carefully. The Settlement Agreement is available here. If you have any questions, you can talk for free to the attorneys identified below who have been appointed by the Court to represent the class, or you are welcome to talk to any other attorney of your choosing at your own expense.
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The fastest way to submit your Claim Form is online here. If you prefer, you can download a printable Claim Form here and mail it to the Settlement Administrator at:
CD Data Breach Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
You may also contact the Settlement Administrator to request a Claim Form by telephone, toll free, (866) 675-2314, by email info@CDDataBreach.com, or by U.S. mail at the address above.
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If you are submitting a Claim Form online here, you must do so by October 19, 2026. If you are downloading a Claim Form here and submitting a claim by U.S. mail, the completed and signed Claim Form, including supporting documentation, must be postmarked no later than October 19, 2026.
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The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on November 23, 2026 (see Question 18). If the Court approves the Settlement, there may be appeals. We do not know if appeals will be filed, or how long it will take to resolve them if they are filed.
Settlement payments will be distributed if the Court grants final approval, and after any appeals are resolved.
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Yes, the Court has appointed attorneys Raina C. Borrelli of Strauss Borrelli PLLC; Christopher P. Renz of Chestnut Cambronne PA, to represent you and other Class Members (“Class Counsel”).
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You do not need to hire your own lawyer because Class Counsel is working on your behalf. You will not be charged for Class Counsel’s services. If you want your own lawyer, you may hire one at your expense, without any right to seek reimbursement of those costs from CD.
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Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve $400,000.00 as reasonable attorneys' fees and reimbursement of litigation costs. The amount determined by the Court amount will be paid by CD.
Class Counsel will also ask for Service Award payments of $2,500.00 for each of the Class Representatives. Service Award payments will also be paid by CD.
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If you do not want to be part of the Settlement, you must formally exclude yourself from the Settlement. This is called a Request for Exclusion, and is sometimes also called “opting out.” If you opt out, you will not receive Settlement benefits or payment. However, you will keep any rights you may have to sue CD on your own about the legal issues in this case.
If you exclude yourself, you are telling the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement. You will not be eligible to receive any Settlement benefits if you exclude yourself.
The deadline to exclude yourself from the Settlement is September 24, 2026.
To be valid, your Request for Exclusion must be in writing have the following information:
the name of the Litigation: In re Community Dental Care, Case No. 62-CV-25-2490, pending in the District Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota;
your full name, current mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
personal signature;
the words “Request for Exclusion” or a clear and similar statement that you do not want to participate in the Settlement.
You may only exclude yourself—not any other person.
Mail your Request for Exclusion to the Settlement Administrator at:
CD Data Breach Settlement
ATTN: Exclusion Request
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
Your Request for Exclusion must be postmarked by September 24, 2026.
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If you are a Class Member and do not like part or all of the Settlement, you can object to it. Objecting means telling the Court your reasons for why you think the Court should not approve the Settlement. The Court will consider your views.
You cannot object if you have excluded yourself from the Settlement (see Question 15).
You must provide the following information for the Court in writing to consider your objection:
the name of the Litigation: In re Community Dental Care, Case No. 62-CV-25-2490, pending in the District Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota;
your full name, current mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
information that proves that you are a Class Member (such as a notice you have received);
a clear description of all the reasons you object; include any legal support, such as documents, you may have for your objection;
if you have hired your own lawyer to represent you for this objection, provide their name, bar number, and contact information;
if you or your lawyer have objected in any other cases in the past five years, list the names, courts, the orders ruling on your objections, and civil action numbers for each of those cases;
whether or not you or your lawyer would like to appear or speak at the Final Approval Hearing;
if you plan on calling witnesses or submitting documents at the Final Approval Hearing, provide a full list of both, with a summary of each witness’s testimony;
your signature (if you have hired your own lawyer, their signature is not sufficient).
For your objection to be valid, it must meet each of these requirements.
To be considered by the Court, you must file your complete objection with the Clerk of Court by September 24, 2026. You must also send a copy of the objection to the Settlement Administrator, Class Counsel, and counsel for Defendants by September 24, 2026.
Clerk of the Court | Settlement Administrator |
Clerk of the Court | CD Data Breach Settlement |
Class Counsel | Defendant’s Counsel |
Raina C. Borrelli | Anju Suresh |
Any Class Member who fails to comply in full with the requirements for objecting waives the right to object or to be heard at the Final Approval Hearing and will be barred from making any objection to the Settlement and shall be bound by the terms of the Agreement, including the Release.
Plaintiffs or CD or both shall have the right, but not the obligation, to respond to any objection by filing a copy of the response with the Court, and serving a copy to the objector or their attorney.
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Objecting is telling the Court that you do not like something about the Settlement. You can object to the Settlement only if you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement. Excluding yourself from the Settlement is opting out and stating to the Court that you do not want to be part of the Settlement. If you opt out of the Settlement, you cannot object to it because the Settlement no longer affects you.
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The Court will hold a final approval on November 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, via Zoom.
At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement. The Court will also decide how Class Counsel should be paid, and whether to award Service Award payments to the Class Representatives. The Court will also consider any objections to the Settlement.
If you are a Class Member, you or your lawyer may ask permission to speak at the hearing at your own cost (see Question 16).
The date and time of this hearing may change without further notice. Please check this website for updates.
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No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. You may attend at your own expense if you wish, but you do not have to.
If you file an objection, you do not have to come to the Final Approval Hearing to talk about it; the Court will consider it as long as it was filed on time and meets the other criteria described in Question 16. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend, but you do not have to.
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If you do nothing, you will not receive a benefit from this Settlement. You will also give up the rights described in Question 8.
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This website and the Notice are a summary of the proposed Settlement. The full Settlement Agreement and other related documents are available on the Important Documents page.
If you have additional questions, you can ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator at:
CD Data Breach Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
Email: info@CDDataBreach.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (866) 675-2314
You can obtain copies of publicly filed documents by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Do not contact the Court or Clerk of Court regarding this Settlement.
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