Dive Brief:

A judge allowed part of a class action lawsuit against health system Ascension over a large data breach last year to move forward.

In an order Tuesday, Judge John Ross ruled plaintiffs’ allegations that the health system was negligent in safeguarding their data amid a major ransomware attack last spring could continue in court. He also allowed several claims related to state consumer protection laws to advance.

However, the judge dismissed other claims brought against the large nonprofit, including allegations Ascension had breached a contract by failing to protect health data and that the provider had unjustly profited at patients’ expense by neglecting adequate security measures.

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Ascension, which operates more than 100 hospitals and senior living faci

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