Important Dates & Deadlines

This is the only way you may receive benefits from this Settlement.

You can ask to be excluded from the Settlement. You will receive no payment, but you will retain any rights you currently have with respect to Defendant and the issues in this case. To do so, you must mail a letter stating: (1) the name of the proceeding, Wix v. Pacific Laser and Cataract Institute, Inc., P.C., Case No. 24-2-062831-1; (2) your full name; (3) your current address; (4) your personal signature; and (5) a clear statement of your intent to opt-out of or exclude yourself from the settlement. 

If you did not exclude yourself from the Class and think that the Court should not approve the settlement, you can object to the Settlement and provide reasons why you think the settlement should not be approved. Such notice must state: (i) your full name and address; (ii) the case name and docket number, Wix v. Pacific  Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C., Case No. Case No. 24-2-06283-1 (King County); (iii) information identifying yourself as a Class Member, including proof that you are a member of the Class (e.g., copy of your settlement notice, copy of original notice of the Data Incident, or a statement explaining why you believe you are a Class Member); (iv) a written statement of all grounds for the objection, accompanied by any legal support for the objection that you believe is applicable; (v) the identity of any and all counsel representing you in connection with your objection; (vi) a statement whether you and/or your counsel will appear at the Final Fairness Hearing; and (vii) your signature or the signature of your duly authorized attorney or other duly authorized representative (if any) representing you in connection with the objection.

To be timely, written notice of an objection in the appropriate form must be mailed to the Settlement Administrator at PCT9 Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 301134, Los Angeles, CA 90030-1134.  You or your counsel shall also file any Objection with the Court through the Court’s ECF system or by submitting your objection to the Clerk of Court, which is located at King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room E-609, Seattle, WA 98104.

For all objections mailed to the Settlement Administrator, Class Counsel will file them with the Court with the Motion for Final Approval of the Settlement, unless the Objection(s) were previously filed on the docket.

The Court will hold the Final Approval Hearing. The purpose of the hearing is for the Court to determine whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of the Class. At the hearing, the Court will hear any objections and arguments concerning the fairness of the proposed Settlement, including those related to the amount requested by Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and the Service Award Payment to the Class Representative.

Note: The date and time of the Final Approval Hearing are subject to change by Court Order. Any changes will be posted at the Settlement Website, www.PCLIDataSettlement.com, or through the Court’s publicly available docket. You should check the Settlement Website to confirm the date and time have not been changed.