NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Daniel Smith, et al. v. Specialty Networks, LLC, et al.
Case No.: 1:24-cv-00286-CLC-CHS
A Court has authorized the Long Form Notice (“Notice”). This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
If You Are A Living Individual Residing In The United States Who Was Sent A Notice By Defendants Specialty Networks, LLC That Their Private Information May Have Been Impacted in the Data Security Incident, You Are Eligible to Receive a Settlement Class Member Benefit from a Class Action Settlement
- A Court authorized the Notice, to those that are eligible to receive Settlement Class Member Benefits from a proposed class action settlement. The Action is titled Daniel Smith, et al. v. Specialty Networks, LLC, et al., Case No.: 1:24-cv-00286-CLC-CHS and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The persons that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs or Class Representatives and the companies they sued are Specialty Networks, LLC and Prime Imaging, LLC (or Defendants). Defendants deny any wrongdoing whatsoever.
- Who is a Settlement Class Member?
All living individuals residing in the United States whose Private Information was identified as being potentially impacted in the Data Security Incident, including those who were sent a notice by Specialty Networks, LLC.
Excluded from the Settlement Class are all persons who are: (a) employees, directors, officers, and agents of Defendants; (b) the Judge assigned to the Action, that Judge’s immediate family, and Court staff. and (c) any Settlement Class Member who timely and validly requests to opt-out from the settlement.
- Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive:
- Cash Payment A – Documented Losses: Settlement Class Members may submit a Claim for a Cash Payment for up to $5,000 per Settlement Class Member that includes reasonable documentation supporting the losses related to the Data Security Incident, upon submission of a Valid Claim and supporting documentation, for documented losses incurred as a result of the Data Breach;
OR
- Cash Payment B – Flat Cash: As an alternative to Cash Payment A – Documented Losses above, a Settlement Class Member may elect to receive Cash Payment B – Flat Cash, which is a flat Cash Payment in an estimated amount of $100.
In addition to a Cash Payment, Settlement Class Members may select the following:
- Credit Monitoring – Settlement Class Members may may elect to receive three (3) years of Credit Monitoring. Credit Monitoring has a value of $110 per year per Settlement Class Member.
- Click here to submit a claim online. To obtain more information visit the FAQ or Documents pages or call (833) 890-4541.
Please read the Notice carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
Summary of Legal Rights | Deadline(s) | |
Submit a Claim Form | The only way to receive a Settlement Class Member Benefit from the settlement. | Submitted or postmarked on or before October 13, 2025. |
Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Class | Receive no benefit from the settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against Defendants relating to the Data Breach. | Mailed and postmarked on or before October 13, 2025. |
Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing | You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the settlement or the Application for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Service Awards. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on November 13, 2025, at 2 PM ET about the fairness of the settlement, with or without your own attorney. | Mailed and postmarked on or before October 13, 2025. |
Do Nothing | You will not receive any Settlement Class Member Benefit from this class action settlement. | N/A |
- Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in the Notice.
- The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments to Settlement Class Members will be made only if the Court approves the settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.