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Vending machine operator Compass Group to pay $6.8M to settle fingerprint scan class action

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021 @ 11:32am

Lawyers who brought the consequential class action under the Illinois biometrics law will seek at least $2.2M from the deal.
Judge: Fingerprint scans caused no real harm, but vending machine biz still could face huge judgment in state court

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Jan 30, 2020 @ 2:18pm

The lack of 'concrete' injury means the case can't be tried in federal court. But Illinois Supreme Court decision means that is not an issue in state courts, federal judge says.
Wells Fargo: Cook County hiding potential profit from foreclosures; County: Wells Fargo 'ignoring' county document requests

By Scott Holland | Wednesday, Nov 6, 2019 @ 7:04pm

Wells Fargo has accused Cook County of "cherry-picking" which documents it discloses, to obscure how much money the county may have collected from processing home foreclosures.