Who qualifies for the Watson Clinic Data Breach Settlement?

Settlement Class Members are U.S. residents to whom Watson Clinic sent a notice letter about the February 2024 data incident. Only individuals who received that notice are in the class and may submit a claim, or receive a digital image cash payment if their images were published on the dark web.

What is the settlement amount?

The non reversionary settlement fund is $10,000,000. It will be used to pay digital image cash payments, reimburse ordinary and extraordinary losses and attested time, provide residual cash payments, and cover notice, administration, service awards, and any attorneys' fees and litigation expenses approved by the Court.

What is the claim deadline?

Claim Forms for ordinary out of pocket losses, extraordinary losses and attested time, and the residual cash payment must be submitted online or postmarked by February 5, 2026.

What is this case about?

The lawsuit claims that an unauthorized third party accessed Watson Clinic systems in or around February 2024 and obtained private information for current and former patients, including names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers or similar identifiers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and medical information such as diagnoses, treatments, images, and medical record numbers. For some individuals, digital medical images were later published on the dark web. Watson Clinic denies wrongdoing or liability.

How do I submit a claim?

You can submit a claim online at www.WatsonDataSettlement.com or by mailing a completed Claim Form to the Settlement Administrator. You will need to provide requested information and, for ordinary or extraordinary loss claims, documentation that the loss is fairly traceable to the data incident.

Is proof required to receive payment?

Digital image cash payments will be sent automatically to class members identified as having qualifying images published on the dark web. No claim is required for those payments. For ordinary out of pocket losses and extraordinary loss claims, documentation is required and handwritten self prepared receipts alone are not enough. The residual cash payment of up to $50 is available to all class members with an approved claim, and the final amount depends on how much remains in the settlement fund.

Watson Clinic Data Breach $10M Class Action Settlement

Q: How much can I get paid?

Eligible class members can receive one, two, three, or all four types of benefits. Digital image cash payments range from $100 up to $75,000 depending on how the image appears. Class members may also request up to $500 for ordinary out of pocket losses, up to $6,500 for extraordinary losses and attested time, and a residual cash payment of up to $50, all subject to pro rata adjustment from the $10,000,000 fund.

By Steve Levine

Published: November 13, 2025

Status: Open for Claims

Settlement Award: Up to $6,500

Claim Form Deadline: February 5, 2026

Proof required: Yes

You may be part of a proposed $10,000,000 class action settlement with Watson Clinic, LLP related to a data security incident the clinic discovered in February 2024. According to the notice, an unauthorized third party accessed certain Watson Clinic systems and obtained information that may have included your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number or similar government identifier, driver’s license number, financial account information, and medical information such as diagnoses, treatments, medically necessary images, or medical record numbers.

For some individuals, the unauthorized third party later published digital medical images on the dark web. The settlement provides automatic digital image cash payments for impacted patients and cash benefits that you can claim if you received a notice letter about the incident.

Watson Clinic denies all wrongdoing and denies that it has any liability. The Court has not decided who is right. The parties agreed to resolve the case through a class action settlement, which now needs final approval from the Court.

What is the Total Settlement Amount?

The settlement creates a $10,000,000 non reversionary settlement fund. Money in this fund will be used to pay:

• Digital Image Cash Payments to class members whose images were published on the dark web
• Reimbursement for ordinary out of pocket losses
• Reimbursement for extraordinary losses and attested time
• Residual cash payments of up to $50 for class members with approved claims
• Notice and administration costs, any Court approved attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, and service awards

The fund is non reversionary, which means no portion of it will return to Watson Clinic. If claims end up lower than expected, remaining funds will be distributed again as described in the settlement, including additional pro rata payments to eligible class members.

Who Is Included in the Watson Clinic Settlement?

You are in the Settlement Class if you are a U.S. resident and Watson Clinic sent you a notice letter about the February 2024 data incident. Only people who received that notice are part of the class and eligible to receive settlement benefits.

Certain people are excluded, including the presiding Judge and Magistrate Judge and their families, officers and directors of Watson Clinic, anyone who opts out of the settlement, and anyone found criminally responsible for the incident.

How Much Can I Get Paid?

The settlement offers several types of payments. You may qualify for one, two, three, or all four of the following, depending on your circumstances.

1. Digital Image Cash Payments (No Claim Form Required)
Settlement Class Members whose digital medical images were published on the dark web will automatically receive a Digital Image Cash Payment by check. You do not need to submit a claim to receive this type of payment.

The amount depends on what appears in the image and is based on the highest applicable category for each person. Categories include:

• Full face and exposed sensitive areas: $75,000
• Partial face and exposed sensitive areas: $40,000
• No face and exposed sensitive areas: $10,000
• Full face and partial clothing of sensitive areas: $10,000
• Partial face and partial clothing of sensitive areas: $7,500
• No face and partial clothing of sensitive areas: $5,000
• Non sensitive images that still show some part of the body: $100

Each person will receive only one Digital Image Cash Payment based on the highest category that applies to any of their images. Any money from uncashed checks for these payments will be redistributed pro rata to class members who did cash their Digital Image Cash Payments.

2. Ordinary Out of Pocket Losses (Up to $500)
All Settlement Class Members may submit a claim for unreimbursed ordinary out of pocket losses up to $500 per person. These are reasonable costs you incurred in response to the data incident between January 26, 2024 and the claim deadline.

Examples include:

• Fees to access, freeze, or unfreeze your credit reports
• Costs for credit monitoring or identity protection you purchased
• Postage, notary, copying, mileage, and phone charges tied to dealing with the incident

You will need to submit documentation that is not self prepared (for example, receipts or billing statements) and a brief description showing how the expense relates to the data incident.

3. Extraordinary Losses and Attested Time (Up to $6,500)

If you experienced identity theft, fraud, or other more serious impacts fairly traceable to the data incident, you may claim up to $6,500 in extraordinary losses and attested time.

Extraordinary Losses must be unreimbursed and not already compensated as ordinary losses. You must provide documentation that shows the loss and how it relates to the data incident. Self prepared documents alone are not enough, but they can help explain other records you provide.

As part of this cap, you may also claim up to 5 hours of time spent dealing with issues caused by the data incident at $25 per hour. You will need to attest to the actions you took and the time they required.

If total approved claims for ordinary and extraordinary losses and attested time exceed the available money after other required payments from the fund, these claims will be reduced on a pro rata basis.

4. Residual Cash Payment (Up to $50)

Settlement Class Members who submit an Approved Claim for any of the above benefits will also receive a residual cash payment, if funds remain. The amount is expected to be up to $50 but could be lower. It will be calculated by dividing the remaining settlement money (after paying digital image payments, approved loss claims, administration costs, service awards, and attorneys’ fees and expenses) by the number of class members with approved claims.

How Do I File a Claim?

To receive a payment other than a Digital Image Cash Payment, you must submit a Claim Form. Digital Image Cash Payments will be sent automatically to class members identified as having qualifying images on the dark web. You can get and submit a Claim Form in two ways:

• File online at the official settlement website
• Request a paper Claim Form from the Claims Administrator and mail it back with any required documentation

Carefully follow the instructions on the Claim Form. If the Claims Administrator asks you for more information and you do not respond in time, your claim may be denied.

What Is the Claim Form Deadline?

Claim Forms must be submitted online or postmarked on or before February 5, 2026. Claims for ordinary losses, extraordinary losses, attested time, and the residual cash payment must be received or mailed by this date.

What Are the Important Dates?

Here are key deadlines from the settlement notice.

• Opt out (exclusion) deadline: January 6, 2026
• Objection deadline: January 6, 2026
• Claim Form deadline: February 5, 2026
• Final Fairness Hearing: March 9, 2026

When Is the Class Action Settlement Payment Date?

The Court will hold a Final Fairness Hearing on March 9, 2026 to decide whether to grant final approval to the settlement. If the Court approves the settlement and there are no appeals, payments are usually issued several months after the settlement becomes final.

If there are appeals, payments will be delayed until those appeals are resolved. This process can take a year or more, so the exact timing of payments is not guaranteed.

Is Proof Required to File a Claim?

You do not need to file a claim or provide proof to receive a Digital Image Cash Payment. Those payments will be sent automatically to class members whose images were identified as published on the dark web. You do need to provide a Class Member ID to file a claim.

For ordinary out of pocket loss claims up to $500 and extraordinary loss claims up to $6,500, you must submit documentation that is not self prepared and that shows the loss is fairly traceable to the Watson Clinic data incident. You must also complete the Claim Form and provide any extra information requested by the Claims Administrator.

All Settlement Class Members with an approved claim for any benefit will also receive the residual cash payment, if there is money left in the fund, without needing to submit extra proof beyond what is required for their claim.

How Do I Find Class Action Settlements?

Find all the latest class actions you can qualify for by getting notified of new lawsuits as soon as they are open to claims:

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Official Settlement Notice

Sources

• Official Settlement Website: www.WatsonDataSettlement.com

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, Viviani, et al. v. Watson Clinic, LLP, Case No. 8:24-cv-2157-SDM-LSG

• Settlement Agreement and Long Form Notice on the official website

Filing Class Action Settlement Claims

Please submit only truthful information. False claims can be rejected and may carry penalties. If you are unsure whether you qualify, review the official notice or contact the Claims Administrator. OpenClassActions.com is a consumer news site and is not a settlement administrator or a law firm.

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Class Action Summary
Status	Open for Claims
Claim Form Deadline	February 5, 2026
Settlement Amount	$10,000,000
Category	Medical Data Breach
Estimated Payout per Person	Digital image cash payments from $100 to $75,000, up to $500 for ordinary losses, up to $6,500 for extraordinary losses and time, plus a residual cash payment up to about $50
Case Number	8:24-cv-2157-SDM-LSG
Case Title	Viviani, et al. v. Watson Clinic, LLP
Court	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division
Final Approval Hearing	March 9, 2026
Claim Website	WatsonDataSettlement.com