Missouri-based Ascension Health must face a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 5 million people that was exposed in a May 2024 data breach.
The plaintiffs had standing to sue in federal court and adequately pleaded claims of negligence, negligence per se, and violations of consumer protection laws of six states, Judge John A. Ross of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri said Tuesday.
The plaintiffs alleged in a consolidated complaint that Ascension, a hospital system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, breached its duties under common ...