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Shields Data Incident Settlement

In re Shields Health Group, Inc. Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 1:22-CV-10901-PBS, District of Massachusetts
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Kossifos v. Shields Health Care Group, Inc., Case No. 2282-CV-00561, Massachusetts Superior Court, Norfolk County

File Claim

If your personal information was impacted by the Shields Health Care Group, Inc. data incident, a proposed class action settlement may affect your rights, and entitle you to a cash payment.

A Settlement has been reached with Shields Health Care Group, Inc. (“Shields”) in class action lawsuits concerning the cyberattack on Shields’ computer network between March 7 and March 21, 2022 (the “Data Incident”), in which certain files that may have included patients’ private information may have been accessed. Shields denies the claims and contentions in the lawsuits, but has agreed to a settlement to avoid the costs and risks associated with the litigation.

This website is provided as a service to eligible settlement participants. The information provided is in summary form and is not intended as a complete explanation of your rights. For full and complete information, you are directed to review carefully the Notice of Class Action Settlement.

What Are My Options?

File a Claim For Settlement Benefits

— Deadline: December 3, 2025

You must submit a claim form in order to receive monetary compensation for Ordinary Out-of-Pocket Losses and/or Ordinary Attested Time, Extraordinary Out-of-Pocket Losses and/or Extraordinary Attested Time, or Alternative Cash Payment.
Your claim form must include your Login ID found on the postcard notice sent to you or available from the Settlement Administrator, or, if you believe your personal information was compromised, accessed, exfiltrated, or otherwise impacted in the Data Incident but you did not receive written notice from Shields, you must include documentation demonstrating why you believe your information was compromised, accessed, exfiltrated, or otherwise impacted.

Exclude Yourself From the Settlement (Federal Action Only)

— Deadline: November 25, 2025

If you are a Massachusetts resident (and, therefore, a member of the State Action Settlement Class), you cannot exclude yourself from the Settlement if it is approved by the State Court in the State Action.
If you are a resident of any U.S. state, territory, or district, other than Massachusetts (and, therefore, a member of the Federal Action Settlement Class), you can exclude yourself from the Settlement by informing the Settlement Administrator that you want to “opt-out” of the Federal Action Settlement Class. If the Settlement becomes final, this is the only option that allows you to retain your rights to separately sue Shields (or any other Released Parties) for claims related to the Data Incident. If you opt-out of the Federal Action Settlement Class, you may not make a claim for benefits under the Settlement. If you opt-out, you may not object to the Settlement.

Object to or Comment on the Settlement

— Deadline: November 25, 2025

You may write to the Court and counsel if you don’t like the Settlement to explain why you object. If the Court approves the Settlement, you will get a share of the Settlement benefits to which you are entitled, regardless of whether you objected to the Settlement.

Do Nothing

If you do nothing, you will not be entitled to receive compensation for documented losses or undocumented out-of-pocket losses. If the Settlement becomes final, you will also give up your rights to sue Shields (or any other Released Parties) separately for claims relating to the Data Incident or to continue to pursue any such claims you have already filed.