George Becker & Associates

33 N La Salle Street, Chicago, IL 60602

Judge: Man has standing under Spokeo to sue lawyer who used his crash report to solicit him

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Apr 3, 2017 @ 1:37pm

A Chicago federal judge has cleared the way for a man to continue his lawsuit against a Chicago lawyer he has accused of buying traffic crash reports to improperly obtain his personal information to then offer to represent him in any legal actions involving his auto accident.
Judge nixes lawyer's 1st Amend defense vs crash reports privacy suit; will allow Spokeo argument

By Dan Churney | Monday, Sep 12, 2016 @ 10:25am

A Chicago federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit against a Chicago personal injury lawyer, which alleges he violated a federal drivers privacy law by buying traffic crash reports. Nonetheless, the judge said he wants the lawyer to further explain why the plaintiffs may lack standing under the law to pursue the case at all.