Hiscox Hack Suit Advances as Warden Grier Loses Dismissal Bid

Hiscox Insurance Co. Inc. can move forward with claims against Warden Grier LLP, which lost a bid to dismiss allegations that fault the law firm’s handling of a hack that exposed the insurer’s data.

Legal precedent supports the Hiscox Ltd. unit’s claim of a breach of implied contract at the motion-to-dismiss stage of litigation, U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey of the Western District of Missouri ruled Thursday.

The ruling shows the risk that firms like Warden Grier take when they make decisions following hacks that involve clients’ data.

Warden Grier and Hiscox did not immediately respond to requests for ...