MA · AG Filing: Feb 6, 2025
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As a healthcare organization, Private Care Therapies, PLLC was entrusted with some of the most sensitive data a person can share. According to a MA state filing, Private Care Therapies, PLLC experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing protected health information and medical records. Although disclosed some time ago, affected individuals may still have legal options.
Medical data breaches carry consequences that extend far beyond financial fraud. Stolen health records have been used to obtain controlled prescriptions, falsify insurance claims, and corrupt patients' permanent health histories — damage that can take years to identify and correct. If Private Care Therapies, PLLC held your health records, the exposure of that information has serious long-term implications.
Private Care Therapies, PLLC appears to be a specialized healthcare provider offering therapy and clinical care services to patients. In the regular course of providing these services, the organization typically collects and stores sensitive personal and medical data, including patient names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, and detailed diagnosis and treatment records. In 2025, Private Care Therapies, PLLC officially reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Attorney General. If you received a data breach notification letter, it means your personal information may have been involved in this security incident. This page is designed to help you understand the nature of the breach and the specific types of data that were potentially exposed.
Based on the data types reported in this filing:
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
Home address exposure can enable mail theft, package fraud, and targeted phishing attacks that reference your known location.
Common categories of compensation in data breach class actions
The hours spent responding to a data breach — canceling accounts, contacting credit bureaus, updating passwords, and investigating fraud — represent compensable economic harm in data breach litigation.
Once your SSN is exposed, protection becomes an ongoing expense. Plaintiffs in data breach settlements have recovered costs for credit freezes, identity protection subscriptions, and time spent dealing with fraudulent accounts — sometimes covering multiple years of exposure.
HIPAA violations carry civil penalties between $100 and $50,000 per violation. Where a healthcare organization's negligence led to the exposure of protected health information, class members may recover statutory damages in addition to actual losses.
Data breach victims regularly report anxiety, loss of sleep, and ongoing fear of identity theft. These non-economic harms are cognizable injuries in data breach litigation, particularly in cases involving SSN or medical record exposure.
Applicable State Law
This breach was reported under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00), which mandates notification and establishes your right to seek damages.
No. Under Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00) and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
If Private Care Therapies, PLLC is a covered healthcare entity or business associate under HIPAA, affected patients have additional rights — including the right to an HHS complaint. These HIPAA violations also strengthen civil damages claims. Consult an attorney to understand your full remedies.
Statutes of limitations for data breach claims vary by state but typically run 2–4 years. Depending on when you learned of the breach, you may still have time. Contact our office for a free eligibility review — there is no cost to find out.
Accepting free credit monitoring from Private Care Therapies, PLLC does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by Private Care Therapies, PLLC during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
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