Anyone whose information was exposed at Twin Cities Pain Clinic has a single date to remember: November 9, 2026 is the last day to file a claim, to opt out and to object in the settlement over the clinic’s July 2025 email compromise. Class members can claim flat cash the notice expects to be $55, or up to $4,500 in documented losses, and add two years of credit monitoring to either. All cash comes from a capped $385,000 pool, so the $55 is an expectation, not a guarantee.
Status: Claims open, final approval pending | Claim deadline November 9, 2026 (online by 11:59 p.m. ET, or postmarked) | Opt out or object by November 9, 2026 | Expected $55 or up to $4,500, plus 2 years of monitoring
One Employee Inbox, Many Patient Records
Twin Cities Pain Clinic (TCPC) is a pain management center in Edina, Minnesota. According to the settlement documents, it discovered on or about July 9, 2025 that a business email compromise had targeted one employee email account. Files that may have been accessed could have included:
- Names, dates of birth, mailing and email addresses, and phone numbers
- Social Security numbers and financial account information
- Health insurance information and medical record numbers
- Treatment notes and provider information
The notice states that TCPC’s investigation has not found any instances of fraud or misuse of the information.
The cases were consolidated as In re Twin Cities Pain Clinic Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 27-CV-25-16549, in the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, before Judge Bridget Sullivan, under a complaint filed December 19, 2025. It alleges negligence, negligence per se, breach of contract and implied contract, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty and of confidence, and violations of the Minnesota Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Minnesota Health Records Act. No court has found TCPC liable or at fault, and the parties settled to avoid the costs and risks of further litigation.
Who Is in the Class
The class is everyone in the United States whose private information was accessed or acquired in the data incident. The notice tells recipients that TCPC’s records show they are class members, and some also received an earlier breach letter from TCPC directly. TCPC and its officers, directors and related companies, government entities, the judge and the judge’s family and staff, and anyone who opts out are excluded.
Benefits
| Credit monitoring — 2 years | CyEx Financial Shield Complete with $1 million of financial fraud insurance, monitoring for fraud or identity theft, unauthorized transactions and personal information tied to high-risk transactions, plus a fraud resolution agent. Claimed on top of either cash option. |
| Cash Payment A — documented losses | Up to $4,500 for extraordinary losses from identity theft or fraud, or up to $450 for ordinary out-of-pocket expenses such as credit reports, credit freezes, replacement IDs and postage. Losses must fall between July 9, 2025 and November 9, 2026, be caused by the incident and not already reimbursed. |
| Cash Payment B — flat cash | Expected to be $55. No proof or explanation required. Chosen instead of Cash Payment A. |
The $385,000 Cap
Every cash payment, documented or flat, is paid from a $385,000 aggregate cap. If valid cash claims exceed it, all cash payments are reduced pro rata to fit. Monitoring is outside that cap; the agreement limits TCPC’s total monitoring cost to $21,000.
The costs of notice and administration, attorneys’ fees and costs of up to $220,000, and service awards of $2,500 for each class representative are paid by TCPC separately, so none of them reduce the $385,000. The agreement caps TCPC’s total liability, including all of those items, at $655,500.
There is a fallback built in: a documented-loss claim that lacks reasonable documentation or is rejected, and is not cured, is treated as a claim for Cash Payment B.
What You Need to File
Filing online requires the Login ID and PIN from the notice, even for the flat cash payment. If yours is missing, contact the administrator, Simpluris, through the official website. A printable claim form can also be downloaded and mailed.
Cash Payment A requires reasonable documentation — bank statements, receipts, telephone records or correspondence — showing the loss and connecting it to the incident. Notes you write yourself can explain other proof but are not enough alone. Losses covered by complimentary monitoring already offered, or reimbursed by someone else, do not qualify.
Three Actions, One Deadline
| File a claim | Online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2026, or mailed with supporting documents and postmarked by that date. |
| Opt out | A signed Request for Exclusion with the case name and number, your full name, mailing address, phone number and email address, postmarked by November 9, 2026. You may exclude only yourself. |
| Object | A written objection filed with the Clerk of Court by November 9, 2026, with copies to the administrator, class counsel and defense counsel. The notice lists what it must contain. |
You can object and still file a claim, but you cannot object and opt out. Doing nothing means no benefit and giving up the right to sue TCPC over the issues the settlement resolves.
How to File
Go to the official Twin Cities Pain Clinic settlement website, log in with your Login ID and PIN, enroll in the credit monitoring, and choose Cash Payment A with documentation or Cash Payment B. The court appointed Christopher P. Renz of Chestnut Cambronne PA and Raina C. Borrelli of Strauss Borrelli PLLC as class counsel; class members are not charged for their services.
After November 9
The final approval hearing is set for January 20, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time by Zoom, with connection details in the notice. The court will decide whether to approve the settlement, class counsel’s pay and the service awards, and will consider objections. The date and time may change without further notice. Payments go out only after final approval and the resolution of any appeals; no payment date had been announced as of September 24, 2026. Our sister site covers the case on its Twin Cities Pain Clinic settlement page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Twin Cities Pain Clinic $55 payment guaranteed?
No. The notice says it is expected to be $55, but all cash payments share a $385,000 cap. If valid cash claims exceed that, every cash payment, including documented-loss payments, is reduced pro rata.
Can I get credit monitoring and cash?
Yes. Two years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete can be claimed alongside either Cash Payment A for documented losses or Cash Payment B, the flat cash payment.
What happens if my documented-loss claim is rejected?
Under the settlement agreement, a documented claim that lacks reasonable documentation or is rejected, and is not cured, is treated as a claim for Cash Payment B.
Do attorneys’ fees reduce the cash payments?
No. TCPC pays up to $220,000 in fees and costs, $2,500 service awards and administration costs separately from the $385,000 set aside for cash payments.
What is the last day to act?
November 9, 2026 is the deadline to file a claim, to opt out and to object. Online claims are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time; mailed forms must be postmarked that day.
Sources
- Court-authorized Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement, In re Twin Cities Pain Clinic Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 27-CV-25-16549 (Minn. Dist. Ct., Hennepin Cnty.).
- Settlement Agreement, including the class definition, the $385,000 cash cap, monitoring terms and fee provisions.
- Official settlement website and claim form — TCPCDataSettlement.com, administered by Simpluris.
- OpenClassActions.com — Twin Cities Pain Clinic 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: Twin Cities Pain Clinic Data Breach Settlement — $55 Cash or Up to $4,500 — 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.