Contract, State Law Claims Revived In Lawsuit Over Insurer’s Data Breach

Mealey's (February 2, 2021, 10:20 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Granting in part a motion to reconsider his dismissal of class claims brought over a 2014 data breach experienced by a health insurer, a District of Columbia federal judge on Jan. 29 found that an intervening District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling compelled reconsideration of two state law claims, while a closer look at District of Columbia case law pertaining to actual damages led the judge to rethink his dismissal of a breach of contract claim....