Hulewat et al. v. Medical Management Resource Group LLC d/b/a American Vision Partners, et al.

• A Court authorized this Notice, to those that are eligible to receive benefits from a proposed class action settlement. The Action is titled Hulewat et al. v. Medical Management Resource Group LLC d/b/a American Vision Partners, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00377-DJH and is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The persons that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs and the companies they sued are Medical Management Resource Group, L.L.C.; Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PC; and Southwestern Eye Center, Ltd.(Defendant or American Vision). Defendant denies any wrongdoing whatsoever.

   

• Who is a Settlement Class Member?
   

  All Persons who are members of the Injunctive Relief Class and the Damages Settlement Class.

  
  There are two (2) settlement classes in this settlement:

  
  Damages Settlement Class Member: 

  
  Approximately 258,070 U.S. residents whose Social Security Numbers and other personal information were compromised in the Data Incident. 

  
  Excluded from the Damages Class are the Defendant, their representatives, any judicial officer presiding over the matter, such judicial officers’ immediate family members and staff, and any Settlement Class Member who timely and validly requests to opt-out from the settlement. The Damages Settlement Class Members are eligible to submit a Claim to receive Damages Class Benefits.

  
  Injunctive Relief Class: 
   

  All individuals whose personal information is collected or maintained by Defendant. 
   

  Excluded from the Injunctive Relief Class are the Defendants, their representatives, any judicial officer presiding over the matter, such judicial officers’ immediate family members and staff, and any Settlement Class Member who timely and validly requests to opt-out from the settlement.

• Damages Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive one of the following Damages Class Benefits:

  Pro-Rata Cash Payment: Damages Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim for a pro rata cash payment. The Settlement Administrator will make pro rata settlement payments, which may increase or decrease the pro rata cash payment, subject to the Settlement Fund cap; 

  OR

  Out-of-Pocket Expense Claims: Damages Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim for reimbursement of documented out-of-pocket losses reasonably and fairly traceable to the Data Incident, subject to an individual cap of $3,000 per claimant. 

   

  DEFENDANT AGREES TO IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN CYBERSECURITY MEASURES FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TIME FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF CLASS MEMBERS DESCRIBED IN QUESTION 8 ON THE FAQ PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE.

• To obtain more information visit this Settlement Website or call (833) 630-5366. 

         Please review this Settlement Website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.