Insureds Advance NationsBenefits Suit Over Fortra Data Breach

NationsBenefits LLC must face 16 claims of a multidistrict class action alleging it failed to protect the personal information of more than 3 million consumers that was exposed in a January 2023 ransomware attack upon file-transfer software provided by its vendor Fortra LLC.

The plaintiffs made sufficient factual allegations to show they suffered concrete injuries as required for standing to sue in federal court, and adequately stated common law claims and claims of violations of the consumer-protection laws of Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas, Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II of the US ...