Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Class Action Dismissed

Bethesda, MD: (Apr-24-07) Consolidated class action complaints were filed by Twist Partners and other plaintiffs alleging securities law violations primarily related to alleged billing improprieties at one of Hanger's patient-care facilities. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland Southern Division granted Hanger's motion to dismiss with prejudice the consolidated class action complaints. A thirty-day period permitted for an appeal or motion for reconsideration had passed without the filing of any appeal or motion. [PR NEWSWIRE: SECURITIES DISMISSED]