Victims of a data breach at Geisinger Health and its information technology vendor Nuance Communications Inc. will benefit from a $5 million settlement that received final approval from a federal court.
A former Nuance employee had improperly downloaded over 1.2 million patient records from the Pennsylvania-based health care provider Geisinger. Class members will be able to benefit from credit monitoring and either reimbursement for out of pocket losses up to $5,000, or an pro rata cash payment, according to settlement documents in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Judge Matthew W. Brann approved the deal as ...
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