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Notice was sent to those identified as a person whose Personal Information may have been accessed or compromised during the 2023 Security Incident as it relates to Personal Information provided by data owners to Nuance. Similarly situated individuals brought proposed class action lawsuits against Nuance in 2023, alleging that Nuance was negligent due to its data security practices. Nuance denies the allegations and denies that it would be found liable. The parties have now reached a proposed settlement of the lawsuit.

A court authorized the Notice to inform potential class members about their rights under the proposed class action Settlement before the Court decides whether to approve the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement, and after objections and appeals are resolved, a Settlement Administrator appointed by the Court will make the payments that the Settlement allows, and the pending legal claims against Nuance and certain others, including the entities that provided data to Nuance, will be released and dismissed.

This website explains the lawsuit, the Settlement, your rights, what benefits may be available, who is eligible for them, and how to receive them. Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is in charge of this litigation, which is captioned In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 1:23-md-03083-ADB (D. Mass.).

This matter is a putative class action (the “Litigation”) arising from the Security Incident whereby between May 27, 2023, and May 31, 2023, cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to the MOVEit file transfer software that was used by, among many others, Nuance, resulting in potential access to certain PII and/or PHI that was provided to Nuance by data owners. The lawsuit asserts claims against Nuance for alleged negligent data security practices.

Defendant denies any allegation of wrongdoing and denies that Plaintiffs would prevail or be entitled to any relief should this matter proceed to be litigated.

In a class action, one or more people called “Class Representative(s)” sue on behalf of themselves and other people who have similar claims. This group of people is called the “class,” and the people in the class are called “Settlement Class Members” or the “Settlement Class.” One court resolves the issues for all Settlement Class Members, except for people who exclude themselves from the class. The person or persons who sue are called the Plaintiff(s). The entity sued—Nuance—is called the Defendant.

The Court did not decide in favor of Plaintiffs or Defendant. Instead, both sides agreed to a settlement. That way, they avoid the costs and risks of a trial, and Settlement Class Members can get benefits or compensation. The Settlement Class Representative and Class Counsel think the Settlement is in the best interests of the Settlement Class.

The Settlement Class is defined as: “all persons in the United States whose Personal Information was included in files affected by the Security Incident.” Standard exclusions—including Court personnel, and all persons who validly request exclusion from the Settlement Class—will be excluded from the “Settlement Class.”

Yes, the following are not included in the Settlement Class: (i) Nuance, any entity in which Nuance has a controlling interest, and Nuance’s officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, subsidiaries, and assigns; (ii) any judge, justice, or judicial officer presiding over the Litigation and the members of their immediate families and judicial staff; and (iii) any individual who timely and validly opts out of the Settlement.

If you are not sure whether you are included in the Settlement Class, you can ask for free help by calling the Settlement Administrator, A.B. Data, Ltd. (“A.B. Data”), at 877-888-4839.

Under the Settlement, Nuance will pay $8,500,000 into a Settlement Fund which will be used to pay all valid claims made by Settlement Class Members, notice and administration costs, service awards to the Settlement Class Representatives, and Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and expenses. Settlement Class Members may file a claim to receive either: (1) reimbursement of ordinary losses up to $2,500 and reimbursement of extraordinary losses up to $10,000; or (2) an alternative cash payment of $100 (subject to pro rata reduction or increase pending total claim submission). All Settlement Class Members may also file a claim to receive two (2) years of medical data monitoring, credit monitoring, and identity theft protection services.

If the total value of all valid claims exceeds the Net Settlement Fund (the monies remaining in the Settlement Fund after the notice and administration costs, service award, and attorneys’ fees and expense are deducted), the alternative cash payments will be reduced pro rata. In the event that all valid claims do not exhaust the Net Settlement Fund, the alternative cash payments will be increased pro rata, up to $1,000. If any money remains in the Net Settlement Fund 180 days after the Settlement’s Effective Date, any remaining monies will be used to extend the credit monitoring and identity theft protection services claimed by Settlement Class Members. No part of the Settlement Fund will revert back to Nuance.

Settlement Class Members may file a claim for one or more of the following settlement benefits:

Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Protection Services: Settlement Class Members may file a claim to receive medical data monitoring, credit monitoring, and identity theft protection services.

In addition to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services, Settlement Class Members may file claims for:

Reimbursement of Ordinary Losses: Settlement Class Members may file a claim for reimbursement of ordinary losses up to $2,500 (inclusive of up to four (4) hours of lost time at $25 per hour (up to $100 total)) incurred as a result of the Security Incident. Such ordinary losses include, but are not limited to, bank fees, long distance phone calls, cell phone charges (only if charged by the minute), data charges (only if based on the amount of data used), postage, or gasoline for local travel.

Reimbursement of Extraordinary Losses: Settlement Class Members may file a claim for reimbursement of up to $10,000 in compensation for proven monetary losses. In order to receive reimbursement of extraordinary losses, the loss must: (1) be an actual, documented, and unreimbursed monetary loss; (2) be more likely than not caused by the Security Incident; (3) have occurred between May 31, 2023, and the close of the Claims Period; and (4) not be covered by one or more of the reimbursement for ordinary losses categories.

Alternative Cash Payment: in lieu of filing claims for reimbursement of ordinary or extraordinary losses, Settlement Class Members may elect to file a claim to receive a $100 cash payment (subject to the potential pro rata reduction or increase described above) without the need to document losses or attest to time spent as a result of the Security Incident.

If you are a Settlement Class Member and you do not exclude yourself from the Settlement, you will give up your right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of any other lawsuit against Defendant and other released parties concerning the claims released by this Settlement. The “Releases” section in the Settlement Agreement describes the legal claims that you give up if you remain in the Settlement Class.

You must complete and submit a Claim Form by December 24, 2025. Claim Forms may be submitted online here, or printed from the File a Claim Page and mailed to the address on the form.

Be sure to read the Claim Form instructions carefully, and include all required information and your signature.

The Settlement Administrator will review your claim to determine the validity and amount of your payment.

The amount of your payment will depend on the approved amount of your claim and the total value of all approved claims.

If you are seeking reimbursement for ordinary and/or extraordinary expenses under the Settlement, you must describe the expenses, their amount, and when and why you incurred them. You must also attest that you incurred those losses in response to the Security Incident in this case.

Your claim must be reasonably documented—you must enclose or upload documentation sufficient to show (1) the amount of unreimbursed loss that you suffered, and (2) why you believe that the loss is reasonably attributable to the Security Incident in the case. Documents for financial expenses may include credit card or bank statements, emails, invoices, receipts, or telephone records, including photographs of the same. Personal statements or declarations are not considered reasonable documentation, but they may be used to provide clarification, context, or support for other documentation.

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on March 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will be made after the Settlement is approved and becomes final (meaning there is no appeal from the order approving the Settlement or all appeals have been rejected). Updates regarding the Settlement will be posted on this website.

The Court appointed E. Michelle Drake of Berger Montague, PC, Gary F. Lynch of Lynch Carpenter, LLP, Douglas J. McNamara of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Karen H. Riebel of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, Charles E. Schaffer of Levin Sedran & Berman LLP, and Kristen A. Johnson of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as attorneys to represent the Settlement Class. These lawyers are called Class Counsel. You will not be charged for their services.

If you want your own lawyer, you may hire one, but you will be responsible for any payment for that lawyer’s services. For example, you can ask your own lawyer to appear in court for you if you want someone other than Class Counsel to speak for you. You may also appear for yourself without a lawyer.

The attorneys representing the Settlement Class have not yet received any payment for their legal services or any reimbursement of the costs or out-of-pocket expenses they have incurred. Class Counsel plans to ask the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees of up to thirty-three (33) percent of the Settlement Fund and for reimbursement for their out-of-pocket litigation costs incurred litigating the claims asserted against Nuance. Class Counsel will file their request for attorneys’ fees as a percentage of the Settlement Fund.

The Settlement Class is represented by named individuals (the “Settlement Class Representatives”). In addition to the benefits that the Settlement Class Representatives will receive as members of the Settlement Class—and subject to the approval of the Court—Class Counsel will request Service Awards, not to exceed $2,500 each, to each Settlement Class Representative for the efforts they expended on behalf of the Settlement Class. Any Court-approved Service Award will be paid from the Settlement Fund.

The Court will determine whether to approve the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses requested by Class Counsel and the proposed service award to the Settlement Class Representatives. Class Counsel will file an application for attorneys’ fees and expenses, and service awards, no later than November 3, 2025. The application will be available on this website, or you can request a copy by contacting the Settlement Administrator.

If you are a Settlement Class Member and you do not want the benefits from the Settlement, and you want to keep your right, if any, to sue Defendant on your own about the legal issues in this case, then you must take steps to get out of the Settlement. This is called excluding yourself from—or “opting out” of—the Settlement Class.

You may opt out of the Settlement by November 24, 2025. To opt out, you must send a letter or postcard via U.S. Mail to the address below. You must include the following in your letter or postcard:

• The name of this litigation, or a decipherable approximation: In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 1:23-md-03083-ADB (D. Mass.) (Nuance Actions);
• Your full name, address, telephone number, and signature;
• The words “Opt Out” or “Request for Exclusion” at the top of the document or a statement that you want to opt out of the Settlement; and
• If you are filing a request for exclusion on behalf of an incapacitated or deceased Settlement Class Member for whom you are legally authorized to act, you must include your name, address, phone number, signature, and relationship to the Settlement Class Member, as well as that person’s name and address.

You must mail your opt-out request via First-Class postage prepaid U.S. Mail, postmarked no later than November 24, 2025, to:

MOVEit Nuance Resource Settlement
P.O. Box 173041
Milwaukee, WI 53217

If you fail to include the required information, your request will be deemed invalid and you will remain a Settlement Class Member and be bound by the Settlement, including all releases.

No. You must opt out of the Settlement to keep your right to sue the Defendant or other released parties for any of the claims resolved by the Settlement.

If you opt out of the Settlement, you will not have any rights as a member of the Settlement Class.  You cannot submit a Claim, and you will not receive a payment as part of the Settlement. You will not be bound by the Settlement, releases, or by any further orders or judgments in this case. You will keep the right, if any, to sue on the claims alleged in the case at your own expense.

In addition, if you opt out of the Settlement, you cannot object to this Settlement because the Settlement no longer affects you. If you object to the Settlement and request to exclude yourself, your objection will be voided, and you will be deemed to have excluded yourself.

If you are a Settlement Class Member and you do not opt out of the Settlement, you can object to the Settlement if you do not think it is fair, reasonable, or adequate. You can give reasons why you think the Court should not approve it. You cannot ask the Court to change or order a different settlement; the Court can only approve or deny this Settlement. If the Court denies approval, no settlement payments will be sent out and the lawsuit will continue. If that is what you want to happen, you must object.

You may object to any part of the proposed Settlement in writing. If you submit a timely objection confirming your in-person appearance, you may also appear at the Final Approval Hearing, either in person or through your own attorney. If you appear through your own attorney, you are responsible for paying that attorney.

Your objection must be in writing and must:

• Clearly identify the case name and number: In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 1:23-md-03083-ADB (D. Mass.) (Nuance Actions);
• Include your full name, address, telephone number, and email address;
• Include the full name, address, telephone number, and email address of your counsel (if you are represented by counsel);
• State whether the objection applies only to you, to a specific subset of the Settlement Class, or to the entire Settlement Class, and also state with specificity the grounds for the objection;
• Confirm whether you intend to personally appear and/or testify at the Final Approval Hearing and, if so, whether you are or will be represented by counsel; and
• Provide your signature and the signature of your duly authorized counsel or other duly authorized representative.

Any objection must be either filed electronically with the Court or mailed to the Clerk of Court, at the address set forth below. The objection must be filed with the Court—or if mailed it must be postmarked—no later than November 24, 2025.

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Clerk of Court
John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2300
Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Objecting is telling the Court that you don’t like something about the Settlement. You can object to the Settlement only if you are a Settlement Class Member and do not opt out of the Settlement. Opting out of the Settlement is telling the Court that you don’t want to be part of the Settlement. If you opt out of the Settlement, you cannot object to it because it does not affect you.

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at 1:00 p.m. on March 31, 2026, in Courtroom 17, 5^th Floor at the federal courthouse located at 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 before Judge Allison D. Burroughs. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate; Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees and expenses; and whether to approve the service awards to the Settlement Class Representatives. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court may choose to hear from people who have asked to speak at the hearing. At or after the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement. There is no deadline by which the Court must make its decision.

The Court may reschedule the Final Approval Hearing or change any of the deadlines described in this Notice. The date of the Final Approval Hearing may change without further notice to the Settlement Class Members. Be sure to check this website for updates. You can also access the case docket via the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.mad.uscourts.gov.    

Class Counsel will file a motion for final approval of the Settlement by February 27, 2026. Objectors, if any, must file any response to Class Counsel’s motion by March 13, 2026. Responses to any objections and any replies in support of final approval of the Settlement and/or Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, and Service Award, will be filed by March 20, 2026.

No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. You may attend at your own expense if you wish. If you send an objection, you do not have to come to the hearing to talk about it. As long as you mailed or filed your written objection on time, the Court will consider it. You may also pay your own lawyer to attend, but it is not necessary.

You may ask the Court for permission to speak at the Final Approval Hearing. To do so, you must include a statement in your written objection (see Question "How do I tell the Court if I don’t like the Settlement?") that you intend to appear at the hearing. Be sure to include your name, address, and signature as well. You cannot speak at the hearing if you opt out or exclude yourself from the Settlement Class.

If you are a Settlement Class Member and do nothing, you will not get any money from this Settlement, and you will not be able to sue the Defendant or other released parties for the claims released by the Settlement Agreement.

More details regarding the Settlement are in the Settlement Agreement and other case documents available on the Court Documents Page, by accessing the docket in this case through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.mad.uscourts.gov, or by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2300, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

You may contact the Settlement Administrator, A.B. Data, Ltd., toll-free at 877-888-4839 or by writing to:

MOVEit Nuance Resource Settlement
P.O. Box 173041
Milwaukee, WI 53217

You may also speak with Class Counsel by calling 412-322-9243 or by writing to:

Nuance Class Action
Lynch Carpenter LLP
Attn: Gary F. Lynch
1133 Penn Avenue, 5^th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE, OR DEFENDANT TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS.