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Judge OKs $25M deal to end IL biometrics class actions vs ADP over worker fingerprint scans
The settlement will provide $375 each to 40,000 class members, and $8.75 million to three law firms that led the lawsuits under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Class action targets Proctortrack over data breach, exposing college students' facial scans
The class action accuses Proctortrack maker Verificient Technologies of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act in the way it maintained and guarded data from students at Loyola University Chicago.
Judge OKs $650M deal to end Facebook photo tagging class action; $345 payments to users, $97.5M to lawyers
A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval to a settlement he called a "major win for consumers in ... digital privacy.
Springfield judge orders Pritzker administration to produce evidence justifying COVID restaurant shutdowns
The owners of the FoxFire restaurant, of Geneva, scored a win in court, persuading a judge in Springfield to order Gov. JB Pritzker to produce information and documents to back his assertions that his restaurant and bar closure orders were based on scientific data.
Biometrics class action targets tech vendor Haemonetics for plasma donor fingerprint scans
The class action could include "hundreds" of people who donated plasma at donation sites, including those operated by Octapharma, in Illinois.
Cook County or federal court? Cleaview to ask SCOTUS for final answer on right court for IL biometrics class actions
Facial scanning tech firm Clearview says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel a thorny tangle of clashing decisions on which courts have jurisdiction over class actions brought under Illinois' biometrics privacy law. And big money could ride on the answer.
Judge: Restaurants OK for now to press lawsuits vs Society Insurance over denied coverage for COVID shutdown losses
A federal judge ruled Society Insurance can't dismiss the lawsuits, as government shutdown orders, caused by COVID-19, may have caused the restaurants to lose big money, which may yet be eligible for coverage.
Lawsuit: Melrose Park mayor, village, harassed family, culiminating in obscenity-, racial-slur laden tirade, $15K lien
Federal lawsuit accuses Melrose Park and its mayor, Ron Serpico, of harassing and violating the constitutional rights of an elderly couple and their son.
Class action over worker fingeprint scans dismissed vs Sweetgreen
The lawsuit was withdrawn after the company found the lead plaintiff in the class action had signed documents authorizing the company to scan her fingerprints in compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Wife of House Speaker Welch among 246 Chicago area lawyers seeking to be appointed judge
Cook County's elected judges will ultimately select 10 people to appoint as associate judges in the county's court system. The list of candidates includes many from government agencies, and others with ties to politically powerful current and former elected officials.
Jimmy John's to pay $1.84M to end long court fight over OT for asst managers; Lawyers claim $1.1M
The Illinois-based sub sandwich chain has been in court since 2014 on claims it misclassified assistant store managers as "management," exempt from overtime requirements in federal labor law.
Pritzker to SCOTUS: No intention to reimpose COVID restrictions on churches, constitutional challenge now moot
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. JB Pritzker have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to deny a Chicago church's appeal, seeking a court order under the First Amendment barring the governor from reimposing gathering limits on houses of worship.
Biden asked to put off replacing Chicago US Atty Lausch, allow Madigan, Burke investigations to continue apace
The new president has asked for the resignation of U.S. Attorney John Lausch, along with nearly all other Trump-appointed federal prosecutors, but Lausch supporters plead to allow him to complete his political corruption investigations that have swept up some of Illinois' most powerful political figures.
Restaurant suing Pritzker accuses state of sidestepping demands for evidence justifying dining shutdowns
Lawyers for FoxFire restaurant in Geneva have asked a Springfield judge to force the Pritzker administration to turn over the scientific reports or data on which Pritzker has relied to support his orders shutting down indoor dining at restaurants and bars amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Class action: TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks snacks contain cheddar, not mozzarella
The lawsuit accuses the makers of TGI Friday's Mozzarella Sticks snack foods of misleading consumers, who allegedly believe the snack foods actually contain mozzarella cheese.
Insurer lawsuit: Accounting firm RSM should owe for millions lost to ex-Insureon controller's alleged embezzlement
The lawsuit accuses RSM US LLP of failing to identify fraudulent bank transfers allegedly carried out by Kevin Mix, who has been charged with wire fraud over claims he allegedly embezzled $5 million from Insureon, where he worked as controller.
Homewood, developers settle to end lawsuit over redevelopment of golf course; Distribution center project will move forward under deal
The village of Homewood conceded the developers held the legal upper hand, and agreed to settle to preserve some measure of control over the project, and position themselves to reap economic benefits.
Before Speaker, Welch embroiled by Proviso court fight over school law contracts, defamatory blog posts, indictments
Court dockets in Chicago are rife with legal actions over Welch's former 'insider' activity at Proviso Township High School District 209, which included alleged defamatory blog posts amid a bruising battle over the school district's legal services contract.
Class action: Northwestern's online test proctoring wrongly collected face scans, other biometric identifiers
A new class action has accused Northwestern University of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by using online proctoring to collect students' face scans and collect other biometric data without students' consent.
Weathertech sues ADP, Paychex; Says timeclock vendors own liability in class action over worker fingerprint scans
Vehicle accessory maker Weathertech was sued in 2019 under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but says it didn't operate the biometric timeclocks installed at its factory, and didn't know how they worked.