Inotiv Data Breach Settlement: Benefits, Deadlines and Eligibility

The settlement covers people in the United States who received Inotiv’s notice about the breach. If you are unsure whether you are included, the notice says you can contact the Settlement Administrator for free help.

• You must have been sent a notice from Inotiv saying that your Private Information was compromised in the August 2025 Data Breach.
• The class excludes the judge, the judge’s family and staff, Inotiv and its officers, directors, and related companies, and people who validly opt out.

The notice offers two types of documented-loss payment. Both require records showing the amount spent or lost and a connection to the Data Breach. Receipts are one example. Notes or documents you prepared yourself can support other evidence, but cannot be the only proof.

• Ordinary Losses can cover up to $500 in actual, documented out-of-pocket costs caused by the breach, such as certain credit-report, credit-monitoring, credit-freeze, ID-replacement, or bank-contact postage costs.
• Extraordinary Losses can cover up to $4,000 for identity theft or fraud losses. You must show the breach was more likely than not the cause, the loss is not already included as an out-of-pocket expense, and you tried to prevent or recover the loss, including through available insurance.
• For either type of loss, the expense or loss must have occurred from August 5, 2025, through September 10, 2026. Amounts already repaid by a third party cannot be claimed.

The lost-time benefit is for your time responding to the Data Breach, not for every inconvenience connected with it.

• You may claim up to four hours at $20 per hour, for a maximum of $80.
• The time must have been spent responding to the breach. Examples include changing passwords, looking into suspicious account activity, or researching the breach.
• You need to briefly describe the work in writing and sign an attestation that the time was reasonably related to responding to the breach.

The $45 option is for people who choose not to seek the other cash payments described in the notice.

• It is a one-time $45 payment.
• You do not need to provide proof or an explanation for this option.
• It is an alternative to other payments. The notice does not say that choosing it prevents you from enrolling in the identity-protection service.

All Class Members may enroll in this identity-protection service. The notice’s overall claim instruction says a valid, timely Claim Form is the only way to receive settlement benefits.

• The service is CyEx Medical Shield Complete and lasts two years.
• It includes $1 million in medical identity theft insurance.
• It monitors for healthcare insurance ID exposure, Medical Record Number exposure, and unauthorized Health Savings Account spending. A fraud-resolution agent is available if suspicious activity occurs.

You must submit a valid and timely Claim Form to receive a settlement benefit or payment. The notice identifies online submission as the fastest method.

• You can submit a Claim Form online, download and mail a printable form, or contact the Settlement Administrator to request a paper form.
• An online claim must be submitted by December 2, 2026.
• A mailed claim must be completed, signed, include supporting documentation where required, and be postmarked by December 2, 2026.

Submitting a claim does not mean payment will be sent immediately. The settlement still needs final court approval, and an appeal could delay distribution.

• The Court’s final approval hearing is scheduled for December 3, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time by videoconference.
• Benefits will be distributed only if the Court grants final approval and after any appeals are resolved.
• The notice does not give a specific distribution date because it is not known whether appeals will be filed or how long they could take.

Opting out, also called excluding yourself, is different from objecting. It removes you from the settlement rather than asking the Court to change or reject it.

• To opt out, send a written Request for Exclusion by mail or email no later than November 2, 2026.
• It must identify the case, provide your name and contact information, include your personal signature, and say clearly that you do not want to participate.
• Opting out means you will not receive settlement benefits, but you keep any rights you may have to sue Inotiv yourself about the issues in this case.

The official notice contains wording that does not line up cleanly in every place. We have not guessed at a resolution; check the notice and confirm important details before acting.

• The notice does not clearly say whether ordinary losses and lost time may be combined. Extraordinary losses cannot duplicate ordinary expenses, and the $45 payment is an alternative to other payments.