POHNS Pediatric ENT Data Breach Settlement

Living U.S. residents whose private information was affected by POHNS's February 2025 data incident may qualify for an estimated $25 or up to $2,000 in documented losses. Cash payments require a claim and may be reduced. The settlement also offers one year of medical monitoring for adults or three years for the minor subclass, with benefits dependent on final approval.

POHNS Data Incident Settlement
No-Proof OptionMonitoring

Claims open Deadline: January 27, 2027

Who qualifies?

Living U.S. residents whose private information was accessed or acquired without authorization in POHNS's February 2025 data incident, including those sent a breach notice. POHNS directors, officers and agents, government entities, and the assigned judge, immediate family and court staff are excluded.

How much could I receive?

An estimated $25 without loss documents OR up to $2,000 for documented losses, plus monitoring: one year for adults or three years for the minor subclass. All cash payments share a $200,000 cap and may be reduced proportionally.

Do I need proof documents?

The estimated $25 option needs no proof or explanation. Loss reimbursement requires records such as receipts or bank statements showing breach-related expenses; personal notes can support other evidence but are not enough on their own.

Do I need a Claim ID or PIN?

Online claims require the Login ID and PIN from your notice. The paper claim asks for the Login ID only if known. Monitoring uses a separate enrollment code; contact the administrator at 844-496-1289 for help with missing credentials.

What is the claim deadline?

The notice sets January 27, 2027: file online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern or mail with a postmark by that date. The saved article also reports January 28 on the claim login page; that discrepancy is unresolved, so do not rely on the later date.

How do I claim a cash payment?

Submit an online claim or mail a completed, signed paper form to the POHNS Data Incident Settlement administrator. Choose either the alternate cash payment or documented losses, and attach loss records if choosing reimbursement.

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Can I enroll in monitoring without a cash claim?

The saved article says you can enroll using the postcard code without filing a cash claim. The notice describes separate enrollment codes but also broadly says benefits require a claim. Confirm the enrollment steps with the administrator; activation must wait for final approval.

Which losses qualify for reimbursement?

Unreimbursed expenses caused by the incident and incurred from February 19, 2025, through January 27, 2027, may qualify. Examples include identity theft losses, credit-related fees, ID replacement and postage; expenses already repaid by someone else cannot be claimed.

When will payments be sent?

Payments depend on final approval and resolution of appeals. The hearing is scheduled for February 11, 2027, at 1:45 p.m. Eastern; it is not a payment date.

Who is included in the settlement?

  • You must be a living person living in the United States whose private information was accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person in the February 2025 incident. People who received a data-incident notice are included, but receiving a notice is not the only way to fit the class definition.
  • The notice excludes POHNS directors, officers, and agents; government entities; the assigned judge, the judge’s immediate family, and Court staff.

What benefits can a class member choose?

  • You may enroll in a monitoring benefit and choose one cash-payment option.
  • For documented losses, you can seek reimbursement of up to $2,000 for qualifying out-of-pocket losses. The alternate cash payment is a one-time amount expected to be $25, but it can be lower.
  • You cannot receive both cash options. The alternate payment is available instead of documented-loss reimbursement.

Which monitoring service applies to me?

  • The notice offers either one year of CyEx’s Medical Shield Complete or three years of CyEx’s Minor Defense Pro.
  • Both services include $1 million in medical identity-theft insurance and monitoring for certain healthcare-related information and unauthorized Health Savings Account spending.
  • The notice does not explain which people receive Medical Shield Complete and which receive Minor Defense Pro. It calls one option “Minor Subclass Monitoring,” but does not define that subclass.

Do I need a Claim Form to get monitoring?

  • The notice says a valid and timely Claim Form is required to receive settlement benefits or payments.
  • It also says monitoring enrollment codes were mailed by postcard. If you no longer have a code, contact the Settlement Administrator.
  • The notice does not give a separate step-by-step enrollment procedure or clearly explain how the Claim Form and enrollment code work together for monitoring.

What do I need for a documented-loss claim?

  • You must show actual out-of-pocket losses caused by the data incident. Eligible losses must have occurred from February 19, 2025, through January 27, 2027.
  • Examples include identity-theft or fraud losses, certain credit-related fees, replacement-ID costs, and postage for contacting banks by mail.
  • Send records such as bank statements or receipts. Notes or papers you prepared yourself may help explain other evidence, but they cannot prove the claim by themselves.
  • You cannot claim expenses that another party already repaid.

Do I need documents for the alternate cash payment?

  • No. The alternate cash payment does not require proof or an explanation.
  • You still need to make a claim to seek that payment. It is expected to be $25, but it may be smaller.

Could my cash payment be reduced?

  • All cash payments together are limited to $200,000.
  • If the total amount claimed exceeds that limit, payments will be reduced proportionally. As a result, a documented-loss award can be less than $2,000, and the alternate cash payment can be less than the expected $25.

How and when do I submit a claim?

  • Submit a Claim Form online by January 27, 2027, or mail a completed and signed form by that date.
  • For a mailed documented-loss claim, include the supporting documents with the form.
  • The notice provides online and mail submission options; you can also request a paper Claim Form from the Settlement Administrator.

When could settlement payments be sent?

  • The Court is scheduled to hold its final approval hearing on February 11, 2027, at 1:45 P.M. Eastern Time.
  • Even if the Court approves the settlement, payments are not issued until after any appeals are resolved. The notice does not give a payment date.

Other Important Dates

  • Exclusion deadline: 2027-01-27
  • Objection deadline: 2027-01-27
  • Final approval hearing: February 11, 2027, at 1:45 P.M., Eastern Time
  • Hearing location: Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida, via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/7196320493

Case Details

  • Case name: Joe Yanchunis, et al. v. Pediatric Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Associates, P.A.
  • Case number: 25-CA-009039
  • Court: Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Administrator: Settlement Administrator
  • Official Settlement Website: https://www.POHNSSettlement.com

Sources

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Information last updated on 2026-11-12