Welcome to the Hogsed et al. v. PracticeMax, Inc. Class Action Website.

Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read this website and the Notice carefully.

A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit concerning PracticeMax, Inc. ("Defendant" or "PracticeMax") and a data security incident (the "Data Security Incident") that occurred in early 2021, when one or more unauthorized individuals accessed information on a database belonging to PracticeMax, including full names, Social Security numbers, financial account information and/or credit card information, dates of birth, prescription information, diagnosis information, treatment information, treatment providers, health insurance information, medical information, and Medicare/Medicaid ID numbers ("Private Information").

The lawsuit asserts claims related to the Data Security Incident. The Defendant in the lawsuit is PracticeMax, Inc. PracticeMax denies it is or can be held liable for the claims made in the lawsuit. The Settlement does not establish who is correct, but rather is a compromise to end the lawsuit.

Members of the Class are all individuals to whom PracticeMax sent notice of the Data Incident that occurred in early 2021. The Class specifically excludes:

  1. all Persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Class;
  2. the judge assigned to evaluate the fairness of this Settlement (including any members of the Court's staff assigned to this case);
  3. Defendant's officers and directors; and
  4. any other Person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding, or abetting the criminal activity occurrence of the Data Security Incident or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
Submit a Claim Form

This is the only way you may receive benefits from this Settlement.

The deadline to submit a Claim Form is February 24, 2024.

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 from the Settlement is January 25, 2024.

Object to the Settlement

Write to the Court explaining why you do not agree with the Settlement.

The deadline to object is January 25, 2024.

Attend the Final Approval Hearing

You may ask the Court for permission for you or your attorney to speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing.

The Final Approval Hearing will be held on March 14, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. MST

Do Nothing

You get no payment, and you give up rights.


These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement, whose terms control.