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Individuals who received notice from Murfreesboro Medical Clinic P.A. in 2023 stating a data breach may have compromised their personal or health information could qualify to claim up to $500 in reimbursement plus two years of free credit monitoring from a class action settlement.
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic P.A. agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging a ransomware attack in April 2023 exposed the private information of patients and employees. The settlement provides monetary compensation and credit monitoring to those affected and mandates changes to MMC’s business practices to enhance data security.
Who can file a claim?
Class members are eligible to participate in this settlement if all of the following apply:
- The data breach Murfreesboro Medical Clinic discovered in or about April 2023 may have compromised their private information.
- MMC sent them a notice of the data breach in 2023.
Individuals do not need to have suffered identity theft or financial loss to be included.
How much can class members get?
- Up to $500 for documented, unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses resulting from the data breach
- Up to $50 for lost time spent addressing the breach ($25 per hour for up to two hours and within the $500 cap for out-of-pocket expenses). Claims for lost time are subject to a $200,000 aggregate classwide cap. If total valid lost time claims exceed this cap, the settlement administrator will reduce each claim proportionally.
- Two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection, including $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance
How to claim a data breach payment
Class members can file the online claim form or download, print and complete the PDF claim form and mail it to the settlement administrator. The claim deadline is April 14, 2026.
Settlement administrator's mailing address: Settlement Administrator – 83284, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, PO Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391
What proof or documentation is required to submit a claim?
- To file a claim, all class members must provide the class member ID from their settlement notice.
- To claim out-of-pocket expenses, class members must provide reasonable documentation showing the data breach most likely caused the expenses. Eligible expenses include receipts, bills or statements. Self-prepared documents like handwritten receipts are not sufficient by themselves, but class members may submit them to supplement other proof.
- To claim lost time, class members must provide a detailed description of their actions, the dates and the time spent.
- To claim credit monitoring, class members need only select the appropriate option.
Payout options
The settlement administrator will issue checks for valid claims and credit monitoring activation codes by mail or email. Claimants must cash their checks within 120 days.
Settlement fund breakdown
The settlement fund includes:
- Settlement administration costs: To be determined
- Attorneys' fees, costs and expenses: Up to $350,000
- Service awards to class representatives: Up to $3,000 each ($24,000 total)
- Credit monitoring costs: Dependent on number of valid claims
- Payments to eligible class members: Dependent on number of valid claims
Important dates
- Opt-out deadline: Dec. 15, 2025
- Final approval hearing: Jan. 16, 2026
- Deadline to file a claim: April 14, 2026
When is the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic settlement payout date?
The settlement administrator will mail checks for valid claims approximately 60 days after the court grants final approval to the settlement or 30 days after it evaluates the last timely settlement claim.
Why is there a class action settlement?
The class action lawsuit alleged that Murfreesboro Medical Clinic was negligent and breached statutory and common law duties, which allowed third-party criminals to access private information during a ransomware attack in April 2023.
While MMC denies any wrongdoing, it agreed to settle to avoid the costs and burdens of further litigation.
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