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 Class?
9. How do I submit a claim for a Settlement benefit?
10. Are there any important Settlement payment 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 like or 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 Circuit Court of Marathon County, Wisconsin, authorized the Notice. You have a right to know about the proposed Settlement of this class action lawsuit, and about all of your options, before the Court decides whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. The Notice explains the lawsuit, your legal rights, what benefits are available, and who can receive them.
The lawsuit is called Mrozinski, et al. v. Aspirus, Inc., Case No. 2023CV000170, pending in the Circuit Court of Marathon County, Wisconsin. The people that filed this lawsuit are called the "Plaintiffs" (or "Class Representatives") and the company they sued, Aspirus, Inc., is called the "Defendant."
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This lawsuit alleges that Aspirus misused some of the private information it collected about its patients when they logged into their patient portals. The Plaintiffs say that Aspirus shared this personally identifiable information with Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram), and other third parties, in a way that violates certain Wisconsin laws. Aspirus firmly denies that it did anything wrong and has agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense, burden, and uncertainties associated with continuing the litigation. The Court has not decided who is right.
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In a class action, one or more individuals sue on behalf of other people with similar claims. These individuals are called the "Plaintiffs" or "Class Representatives." Together, 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 Settlement, the Class Representatives are Randy Mrozinski, Tammy Lowell, and Marc Blazich, and everyone included in this Action are the Settlement Class Members.
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The Court did not decide whether the Plaintiffs or the Defendant are 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 benefits from the Settlement. Plaintiffs and their attorneys think the Settlement is best for all Settlement Class Members.
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The court has defined the Settlement Class as: "All patients of Aspirus residing in the United States who had a patient portal account with Aspirus and logged in between January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2024."
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Yes. Excluded from the Class are: (1) the Judge in this case, and the Judge's family and staff; (2) Aspirus and its officers and directors; (3) Class Counsel (see Question 12); (4) anyone who validly excludes themselves from the Settlement; and (5) the legal representatives, successors or assigns of such excluded Persons.
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:
Aspirus Privacy Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
(844) 496-0917
info@AspirusDataSettlement.com
You may also review the Settlement Agreement.
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Aspirus will pay for two benefits, both of which are available to every Settlement Class Member.
CASH PAYMENT. All Class Members can claim a one-time $22.00 cash payment.
PRIVACY SHIELD PRO. All Class Members may enroll in one year of services from Privacy Shield Pro, a comprehensive privacy protection solution offered by CyEx. This service includes:
Dark Web Watchlist
Password Scan
Password Defense
VPN In Touch
Private Search functionality
Data Broker Opt-Out services
Digital Vault
An enrollment code for Privacy Shield Pro was emailed to all Class Members. If you did not receive that email, or no longer have it, please contact the Settlement Administrator.
Instructions for enrolling will be sent after the court gives final approval to the Settlement (see Question 18).
If you have questions about these benefits, you can ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator at:
Aspirus Privacy Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
(844) 496-0917
info@AspirusDataSettlement.com
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If you stay in the class, you won't be able to be part of any other lawsuit against Aspirus about the issues that this Settlement covers. The "Release" sections of the Settlement Agreement (Paragraphs 1.24--1.26, and 3.1--3.2) describe the legal claims that you give up if you remain in the Class.
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The fastest way to submit your Claim Form is online here. If you prefer, you can download the Claim Form here and mail it to the Settlement Administrator at:
Aspirus Privacy 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, (844) 496-0917, by email info@AspirusDataSettlement.com, or by U.S. mail at the address above.
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If you are submitting a Claim Form online, you must do so by December 3, 2025. If you are submitting a claim by U.S. mail, the completed and signed Claim Form must be postmarked no later than December 3, 2025.
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The Court will hold a final approval hearing on November 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CT (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 payments will be distributed if the Court grants final approval, and after any appeals are resolved.
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Yes, the Court has appointed attorneys David S. Almeida of Almeida Law Group LLC, Gary M. Klinger of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC, Raina Borrelli of Strauss Borrelli PLLC, and Foster C. Johnson of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, & Mensing, PLLC, to represent you and other 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 a payment of $1,500,000.00 in attorney's fees, costs, and expenses, which if approved will be paid by Asprius.
Class Counsel will also ask for Service Award of $2,500.00 for each of the Class Representatives. If approved the Service Award will also be paid by Aspirus.
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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 and is sometimes also called "opting out." If you opt out, you will not receive a Settlement payment, but you will keep any rights you may have to sue Aspirus on your own about the legal issues in this case.
If you exclude yourself, 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 exclude yourself. The deadline to exclude yourself from the Settlement is November 3, 2025.
To be valid, your Request for Exclusion must have the following information:
the name of the Action: Mrozinski, et al. v. Aspirus, Inc., Case No. 2023CV000170, pending in the Circuit Court of Marathon County, Wisconsin;
your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
personal signature; and
the words "Request for Exclusion" 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:
Aspirus Privacy Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Your Request for Exclusion must be postmarked by November 3, 2025.
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If you are a Class Member and do not like part or all of the Settlement, you can object to it. Objecting means telling the Court your reasons for why you think the Court should not approve the Settlement. The Court will consider your views.
You cannot object if you have excluded yourself from the Settlement (see Question 15)
You must provide the following information for the Court to consider your objection:
the name of the Action: Mrozinski, et al. v. Aspirus, Inc., Case No. 2023CV000170, pending in the Circuit Court of Marathon County, Wisconsin;
your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
a clear description of all the reasons you object; include any legal support you may have for your objection;
if you have hired your own lawyer to represent you at the Final Approval Hearing, provide their name and contact information;
whether or not you or your lawyer would like to speak at the Final Approval Hearing;
if you or your lawyer have objected in any other cases in the past three years, list the names, courts, and civil action numbers for each of those cases;
your signature (or, if you have hired your own lawyer, your lawyer's signature).
For your objection to be valid, 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 November 3, 2025. You must also send copies of the objection to Class Counsel and counsel for Defendants.
Clerk of the Court | Class Counsel | Counsel for Defendants |
Clerk of the Court | Raina Borrelli | Michelle R. Gomez |
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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 exclude yourself from the Settlement. Excluding yourself from the Settlement is opting out and 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 November 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CT via Zoom to consider whether to approve the Settlement. The Zoom link is https://wicourts.zoom.us/j/3402455577 and the Meeting ID is 340 245 5577. .
At the final approval hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement. The court will also decide how Class Counsel should be paid, and whether to award Service Award to the Class Representatives who brought this Action on behalf of the Class. The Court will also consider any objections to the Settlement.
If you are a 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 the Important Dates page 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 a benefit from this Settlement.
You will also give up the rights described in Question 8.
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This website is 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:
Aspirus Privacy Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25226
Santa Ana, CA 92799
(844) 496-0917
info@AspirusDataSettlement.com
You can obtain copies of publicly filed documents by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court, Circuit Court of Marathon County, Wisconsin, at 500 Forest St, Wausau, WI 54403.
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