The October 2025 cyberattack on Regional Urology and Ochsner LSU Health reached records of care received at Regional Urology before December 31, 2022 — so the people in this settlement include former patients who may not have been to the practice in years. If a settlement notice reached you, you have a real choice to make: a flat $40 with no proof, or instead a year of medical identity monitoring plus up to $5,000 in documented losses. You cannot have both, and the deadline to opt out comes before the court’s approval hearing.
Status: Claims open; final approval hearing October 19, 2026 | Claim deadline November 16, 2026 | Opt out or object by October 16, 2026 | $40 flat, or medical monitoring plus up to $5,000 documented
What Was Taken, and From Whom
The claim form dates the attack to October 5, 2025, and says it was identified on October 10, 2025. The notice describes a targeted cyberattack on the computer systems of Regional Urology and Ochsner LSU Health — together called OLHS in the settlement documents — in which files containing private information were accessed.
The information named in the notice is name, Social Security number, date of birth, medical record number, and information related to care at Regional Urology before the end of 2022. A Social Security number and a birth date do not expire, and the people whose old treatment records were involved have little reason to be watching for mail from a practice they no longer use.
The case is Clark v. Regional Urology, LLC, et al., Case No. 662345, in the District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana. OLHS denies doing anything wrong, and the court has not decided who is right.
Who Is in the Class
All living individuals in the United States whose private information was potentially compromised in the incident. “Potentially” is broad — there is no need to show misuse. “Living” is narrow: the class does not reach the estates of patients who have died.
OLHS’s records decide who is in, and the notice tells recipients that those records identify them as class members. Some also received an earlier letter from OLHS about the incident itself. Excluded are the defendants’ parents, subsidiaries, directors, officers, members and agents and entities they control; governmental entities; the judge, the judge’s immediate family and court staff; anyone who opts out; and anyone found criminally responsible for the incident or who pleads no contest to such a charge.
Two Branches, Pick One
| Branch one | A one-time $40 Alternative Cash Payment. No proof or explanation required. |
| Branch two | Either or both of: one year of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, with $1 million of medical identity theft insurance and monitoring for health insurance ID exposure, medical record number exposure and unauthorized health savings account spending; and up to $5,000 for documented, unreimbursed losses caused by the incident. |
The claim form enforces the split in capital letters under each section. There is no way to take the $40 alongside the monitoring.
The settlement documents do not recommend either branch. What they establish is the trade: the $40 is immediate and needs nothing. The other branch is medical-identity monitoring matched to what was exposed, plus reimbursement of money already spent. Anyone who has actually paid for credit reports, monitoring, credit freezes, replacement IDs, postage to banks or a fraud loss because of this incident gives up any chance of recovering it by taking the $40.
No settlement fund is disclosed, and the notice describes no cap or pro rata reduction. Class counsel will ask for $265,000 in fees and costs and a $3,000 service award for each class representative, all paid by OLHS rather than out of class benefits.
The Loss Window Discrepancy
The notice and settlement website say covered losses run from October 5, 2025 through November 16, 2026. Section III of the printed claim form instead says losses incurred after October 5, 2025 “up to the date of filing your Claim.” Read literally, that version means filing early shortens your own eligible window. The notice is the court-authorized document and states the broader period; anyone with losses still accruing should ask the administrator which governs rather than assume.
Loss claims need proof such as bank statements or receipts that show the expense was because of the incident. Self-prepared notes can support other proof but are not enough alone, and expenses a third party reimbursed cannot be claimed. Only one claim form per person is allowed.
The Calendar Runs Backwards
| October 16, 2026 | Exclusion requests postmarked; objections filed with the Clerk of Court, with copies to the administrator, class counsel and defense counsel. |
| October 19, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Central | Final approval hearing, District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Shreveport. May change without notice. |
| November 16, 2026 | Claims due online or postmarked. |
The hearing comes nearly a month before claims close, and the opt-out deadline lands three days before the hearing. Waiting to see what the court does before deciding whether to stay in is not possible. Opting out is the only way to keep the right to sue OLHS individually; an exclusion request must name the case and number, give your contact details and personal signature, and say “Request for Exclusion” or the equivalent. Objections must meet nine listed requirements, including a five-year history of prior objections, and counsel may take limited discovery of objectors. An objector can still file a claim.
Filing
The online form at the official settlement website, RegionalUrologyDataSettlement.com, opens only with the LoginID and PIN printed on your notice. The printed claim form asks for a “Login ID (if known),” and the administrator, Simpluris, can resend credentials if you supply your full name and mailing address through the contact page.
Choose PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or a virtual prepaid card over a mailed check if you can; a mailing address drawn from records several years old is the likeliest thing to be out of date. A final page asks Medicare beneficiaries since October 5, 2025 who are seeking emotional-distress benefits to check a box for Medicare reporting; everyone else leaves it blank.
Staying in releases the claims in Section XI of the settlement agreement. Payments come only after final approval and any appeals, and no payment date has been announced. Our sister site tracks the case on its Regional Urology settlement page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take the $40 and the medical monitoring?
No. The $40 Alternative Cash Payment and the monitoring-plus-losses branch are alternatives. The claim form says so under each section.
Who is in the Regional Urology data breach settlement?
All living individuals in the United States whose private information was potentially compromised in the October 2025 incident at Regional Urology and Ochsner LSU Health. The affected care records relate to treatment before December 31, 2022.
Why is the hearing before the claim deadline?
That is how the court set the schedule. The hearing is October 19, 2026, the opt-out and objection deadline is October 16, 2026, and claims close November 16, 2026.
Do attorneys’ fees reduce class benefits?
No. Class counsel will request $265,000 in fees and costs and $3,000 per class representative, and the notice says OLHS pays them. No fund, cap or pro rata reduction is described.
I lost my LoginID and PIN. What now?
Ask the administrator to resend them through the settlement website’s contact page with your full name and mailing address, or mail the printed claim form, which treats the Login ID as optional.
Sources
- Official settlement website, FAQ, notice and claim form — RegionalUrologyDataSettlement.com, administered by Simpluris.
- Clark v. Regional Urology, LLC, et al., Case No. 662345, District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana.
- OpenClassActions.com — Regional Urology and Ochsner LSU Health Data Breach Settlement.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit details described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: Regional Urology & Ochsner LSU Health Data Breach Settlement — $40 Cash, or Medical Monitoring Plus Up to $5,000 — which tracks this case against the court-approved notice and the official settlement website and is updated as the court rules.
Legal Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. OpenClassActions.org is a consumer news site, not a law firm and not the settlement administrator, and is not affiliated with any party to the case described. The allegations are allegations; unless a court has ruled, the defendants deny wrongdoing and no court has decided the merits. Deadlines, benefit amounts and payment timing can change as the court and the administrator act, so confirm current status on the official settlement website. You never need to pay anyone to file a claim or to receive a settlement payment.