Marsh & McLennan Employee Advances Lawsuit Over 2021 Data Breach

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. must face one claim of a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 7,000 people that was exposed in a 2021 data breach.

Plaintiff Shantel Jones adequately pleaded the elements of a breach-of-implied-contract claim under New York law, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said Wednesday.

Hellerstein dismissed Jones’ claim of negligence as barred under Iowa law by the economic-loss rule, which prevents recovery in tort for damages arising from a contract. He also dismissed the individual ...