Marriott Disputes Investor Claims in Starwood Data Breach Suit

Marriott International Inc. investors’ would-be class suit over a data breach should be dismissed because their complaint didn’t “plead any misstatement,” the hotel chain told a federal judge in Maryland.

Investors accused Marriott of misleading them about a breach that revealed the personal information of guests who stayed at Starwood hotels.

But the “claims fail as a matter of law,” according to a motion to dismiss filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

All investors learned from the company’s breach announcement was that “Marriott—like every other company in the world—is susceptible to cyberattacks,” the motion ...