Premera Seeks Dismissal Of Fraud, Contract Claims In Data Breach Class Action

Mealey's (December 20, 2016, 3:20 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — In a December 20 reply brief in Oregon federal court, Premera Blue Cross says that fraud-based and contract-based claims brought against it in a putative class action over a 2014 data breach incident merit dismissal because the plaintiffs have not met their burden of individually stating plausible claims under their respective contracts with the insurer (In Re: Premera Blue Cross Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 3:15-md-02633, D. Ore.)....