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 Settlement Class?
9. How do I submit a Claim for Settlement Benefits?
10. Are there any important Settlement Benefits 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 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 Larimer County, Colorado, authorized the Notice. You have a right to know about the proposed Settlement of the Action, and about all of your options, before the Court decides whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. The Notice explains the Action, your legal rights, what Settlement Class Member Benefits are available, and who can receive them.
The Action is called Pfirrman v. Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat, PLLC, Case No. 2025CV127. It is pending in the District Court for Larimer County, Colorado. The person who filed this lawsuit is called the “Plaintiff” (or “Class Representative”) and the company being sued, Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat, PLLC, is called the “Defendant.”
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This lawsuit alleges that during the October 2024 third-party cyberattack of Defendant’s network, certain files that contained Private Information may have been accessible. This Private Information may include personally identifiable information and private health information.
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In a class action, one or more individuals sue on behalf of other people who they allege have similar claims. These individuals are called the “Plaintiffs” or “Class Representatives.” Together, after a court grants certification, 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 proposed Settlement, the Class Representative is Anthony Pfirrman. Everyone included in the Action are the Settlement Class Members.
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The Court did not decide whether the Plaintiff or the Defendant is right. Both sides have agreed to a settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a trial, and to allow the Settlement Class Members to receive Settlement Benefits from the Settlement. The Plaintiff and his attorneys think the Settlement is best for all Settlement Class Members.
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The Court has defined the Settlement Class this way: “all individuals residing in the United States whose Private Information was or may have been involved in the Data Incident, including those who received notice of the Data Incident.”
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Yes. Excluded from the Settlement Class are: (a) all persons who are directors and officers of Defendant; (b) governmental entities; and (c) the Judge assigned to the Action, the Judge’s immediate family, and Court staff.
If you are not sure whether you are a Settlement Class Member, you can ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator at:
Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Email: info@AENTDataSettlement.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (833) 386-6505
You may also review the Settlement Agreement here.
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You may submit a Claim for the following Settlement Benefits:
Credit Monitoring. All Settlement Class Members are eligible to submit a claim for two years of credit monitoring and medical monitoring with CyEx Medical Shield Complete. 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; and
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 A – Documented Losses. If you incurred actual, documented out-of-pocket losses due to the Data Incident, you can seek reimbursement for up to $5,000.00. The losses must have occurred between October 9, 2024, and July 23, 2026.
This benefit covers 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; and
postage to contact banks by mail
You need to send proof, like receipts, to show how much you spent or lost. Your personal certifications, declarations, or affidavits do not constitute reasonable documentation to make a valid claim for documented losses, but you may include that to provide clarification, context, or support for other submitted reasonable documentation showing that your expenses were because of the Data Incident.
You cannot claim a payment for expenses that have already been reimbursed by a third party.
Cash Payment B – Time Spent. Settlement Class Members who spent time responding to the Data Incident may claim up to four hours, at $20.00 per hour, for a maximum of $80.00.
You must have spent the time on tasks related to the Data Incident. Some examples include activities such as:
changing your passwords
investigating suspicious activity in your accounts
researching the Data Incident
Cash Payment C – Alternate Cash. Instead of Cash Payment A or Cash Payment B, 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:
Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Email: info@AENTDataSettlement.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (833) 386-6505
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If you stay in the Settlement Class, you won’t be able to be part of any other lawsuit against Defendant or the Released Parties related to the Released Claims. The “Releases” section of the Settlement Agreement (Section XI) describes the legal claims that you give up if you remain in the Settlement Class.
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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:
Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
You may also contact the Settlement Administrator to request a Claim Form by telephone, toll free, at (833) 386-6505, by email to info@AENTDataSettlement.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 July 23, 2026. If you downloading a Claim Form here and are submitting a Claim by U.S. Mail, the completed and signed Claim Form, including supporting documentation, must be postmarked no later than July 23, 2026.
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The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on August 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (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 Benefits will be distributed if the Court grants Final Approval, and after any appeals are resolved.
Please be patient.
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Yes, the Court has appointed attorneys William B. Federman and Jessica A. Wilkes of Federman & Sherwood to represent you and other Settlement Class Members (“Class Counsel”).
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You will not be charged for Class Counsel’s services. If you want your own lawyer, you may hire one at your expense.
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Class Counsel will ask the Court to approve up to $330,000.00 as reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation. This amount will be paid by or on behalf of Defendant.
Class Counsel will also ask for Service Award payment of $2,500.00 for the Class Representative. The Service Award payment will be paid by or on behalf of Defendant.
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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 or “opting-out”.
If you opt-out, 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 opt-out. However, you will keep any rights you may have to sue Defendant on your own about the legal issues in this Action.
The Opt-Out Deadline for the Settlement is June 23, 2026.
To be valid, your opt-out request must have the following information:
the name of the Action: Pfirrman v. Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat, PLLC, 2025CV127, pending in the District Court of Larimer County, Colorado;
your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
personal signature; and
the words "Request for Exclusion" or "Opt-Out" 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:
Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement
ATTN: Exclusion Request
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Your opt-out request must be submitted and postmarked by June 23, 2026.
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If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not like part or all of the Settlement, you can object to it. Objecting means telling the Court your reasons why you think the Court should not approve the Settlement. The Court will consider your views.
You cannot object if you have opted-out from the Settlement (see Question 15).
You must provide the following information for the Court to consider your objection:
the name of the Action: Pfirrman v. Alpine Ear, Nose, & Throat, PLLC, 2025CV127, pending in the District Court of Larimer County, Colorado;
your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address (if any);
all grounds for the objection, accompanied by any legal support for the objection known to the objector or objector's counsel;
the number of times the objector has objected to a class action settlement within the five years preceding the date that the objector files the objection, the caption of each case in which the objector has made such objection, and a copy of any orders related to or ruling upon the objector's prior objections that were issued by the trial and appellate courts in each listed case;
the identity of all counsel who represent the objector, including any former or current counsel who may be entitled to compensation for any reason related to the objection to the Settlement and/or Application for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Award;
the number of times in which the objector's counsel and/or counsel's law firm have objected to a class action settlement within the five years preceding the date of the filed objection, the caption of each case in which counsel or the firm has made such objection and a copy of any orders related to or ruling upon counsel's or the counsel's law firm's prior objections that were issued by the trial and appellate courts in each listed case in which the objector's counsel and/or counsel's law firm have objected to a class action settlement within the preceding five years;
the identity of all counsel (if any) representing the objector, and whether they will appear at the Final Approval Hearing;
a list of all persons who will be called to testify at the Final Approval Hearing in support of the objection (if any);
a statement confirming whether the objector intends to personally appear and/or testify at the Final Approval Hearing; and
your signature (if you have hired your own lawyer, their signature is not sufficient).
For your objection to be considered, 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 June 23, 2026. You must also send a copy of the objection by U.S. Mail to the Settlement Administrator, Class Counsel, and Defendant’s Counsel.
Clerk of the Court | Settlement Administrator |
Clerk of the Court | Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement |
Class Counsel | Counsel for Defendant |
William B. Federman | David M. Ross |
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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 opt-out from the Settlement. Opting out from the Settlement is 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 Hearing on August 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time, in Courtroom 3C of the District Court for Larimer County, Colorado, at 201 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521.
At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement. The Court will also decide Class Counsel’s request for an Application for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Service Award. The Court will also consider any timely objections to the Settlement.
If you are a Settlement 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. 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 any Settlement Class Member Benefits 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:
Alpine ENT Data Incident Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Email: info@AENTDataSettlement.com
Call toll free, 24/7: (833) 386-6505
You can obtain copies of publicly filed documents by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court, Larimer County District Court, 201 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
Do not contact the Court or Clerk of Court regarding this Settlement
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