$3M Fortive Settlement Ends Data Breach Lawsuit Over Cyberattacks Affecting 31K People

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Fortive Corporation and several subsidiaries have agreed to pay a $3 million settlement to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit filed over two 2023 data breaches.

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The Fortive data breach settlement covers all individuals whose personal information may have been compromised as a result of the incidents, which occurred between January 25 and November 6, 2023.

To receive benefits from the Fortive class action settlement, eligible class members must submit a timely, valid claim form by mail or online through the court-authorized website once it is launched.

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As part of the deal, class members who file a valid claim form will be eligible to receive three years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services at no cost, the settlement agreement shares.

In addition, consumers may submit a claim for reimbursement of up to $5,000 per person for unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses that are reasonably linked to the data breach and supported by documentation, the agreement says. Per the document, qualifying losses may include bank fees; phone or data charges; postage, fax, copying, notary or travel-related costs; fees for credit reports, credit monitoring or other identity theft protection products; or instances of fraud that occurred between January 25, 2023 and the deadline to submit a claim.

Class members can also file a claim to receive compensation for up to four hours of lost time spent handling issues related to the incident, at a rate of $20 per hour, the settlement agreement relays.

Moreover, court documents say that consumers are eligible to receive a share of what remains of the $3,000,000 settlement fund after deductions are made for payment of the aforementioned benefits, administrative costs, attorneys’ fees and service awards. Individual payout amounts will be calculated on a pro rata basis depending on how many valid claims are filed, but payments will be no less than $5 per person, the settlement agreement states.

The Fortive settlement received preliminary approval from United States District Judge Richard A. Jones on August 21, 2025. It is now up to the court to decide whether to grant final approval to the terms of the deal at a hearing on January 9, 2026.

Per the agreement, settlement benefits will be issued to eligible class members only if the deal receives ultimate court approval and after any appeals are resolved.

The class action settlement ends the lawsuit against Fortive and its subsidiaries, including Accruent LLC, Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc., Advanced Sterilization Products Inc., Censis Technologies Inc. and Industrial Scientific Corporation—all of which were reportedly impacted by the 2023 data breaches.

The data breach lawsuit asserted that the highly sensitive information of more than 31,000 individuals, including current and former employees, was potentially exposed to unauthorized third parties as a result of the cyberattacks.

Head to ClassAction.org’s settlements page for a complete list of data breach settlements.