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Judge won't yet give appeals court chance to weigh in on class action over BNSF rail yard entry fingerprint scans
Judge Matthew Kennelly had refused to grant summary judgment to BNSF in the BIPA class action brought by a truck driver in 2019 -
Judge said truck driver's handprint scan class action vs Union Pacific must stay in federal court
Plaintiff sought to return part of his class action claim to Cook County Circuit Court, considered by many to be a venue more friendly to plaintiffs and an easier court in which to press claims under Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Hyatt keeps up effort to make timeclock vendor Kronos pay for its biometrics class action settlement
The Hyatt hotel chain agreed in January to pay $1.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit over worker fingerprint scans. But the hotelier wants a judge to let it keep suing its timeclock supplier, who Hyatt says actually allegedly violated Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Judge: No IL biometrics class action vs American Airlines over customer 'voiceprints'
A federal judge says customers can't use Illinois' biometrics privacy law to sue American Airlines for creating identifiable "voiceprints" for customers calling its customer service hotline, because a federal law prohibits states from imposing new regulations on airlines -
BNSF can't use federal rail law to end truckers' biometrics class action over fingerprint scans to enter rail yards
A federal judge says federal laws don't necessarily preempt the notice and consent rules for fingerprint scans under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, even if the scans are designed to comply with federal transportation security rules -
Eight biometrics class actions filed vs Illinois employers over worker fingerprint scans
The lawsuits were filed against 11 companies, accusing them of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act for the way they required workers to scan fingerprints when punching the clock to begin and end work shifts. -
Apple should pay because Powerbeats headphones don't charge fully, don't always connect, lawsuit says
The class action lawsuit in Cook County court accuses Apple of misleading and deceptive advertising about the performance of Powerbeats Pro wireless headphones -
Online ID verifier Jumio hit with yet another IL biometrics class action over user face scans
Jumio had settled similar claims in a different lawsuit in 2020, but new lawsuit says Jumio didn't change its policies or behavior, and now can be sued again under the same claims -
Class action accuses Mitek Systems of improper facial scans when verifying customers' identities online
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a named plaintiff who uploaded his driver's license and a selfie when registering to use the HyreCar app -
Law firms seek $427K in worker fingerprint scan lawsuit vs Hyatt Hotels; Workers slated to get $1,500 each
A group of Chicago lawyers want $427,000 in fees for pressing a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels, which alleged the chain breached biometric privacy law, saying their cut of the pie is "eminently reasonable." -
Hawthorne Race Course sued over facial recognition security system at horse racing track
A class action lawsuit says Hawthorne has improperly scanned visitors' faces to weed out unwanted visitors without first providing notice and obtaining consent -
HR tech vendor Paychex to pay $3.4M to settle BIPA timeclock class action; Lawyers could get 35%
Paychex is among a number of similar vendors to get sued, agree to settle, under Illinois' Biometric Information Protection Act. It's not known yet how much individual claimants might get under the deal, but lawyers could get $1.18 million. -
Alliance Ground workers could get $1K-$2K each under class action deal over fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get $655K
The $1.64 million settlement would end a class action lawsuit, filed in 2017 under the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act, against the company that handles cargo at O'Hare International Airport -
Judge curbs class action vs PlatePass over rental car tollway charges, sends case to arbitrator
Judge says even question of whether case should be in arbitration should go to an arbiter, under PlatePass user agreement. -
Sephora to pay $1.25M to end class action over 'virtual makeup' face scans; Users could get $500, lawyers $437K
The class action accused Sephora of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by not providing notices and obtaining users' written consent before allowing them to scan their faces to virtually sample makeup products at a digital kiosk. -
CSX to pay $5.25M to settle truck driver's class action over fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get nearly $2M
A Cook County judge could sign off on the deal on May 13, approving payouts of "several hundred dollars" to more than 3,000 CSX truck drivers and others who accessed secure CSX railyards, but did not provide written authorization for fingerprint scans. -
Judge won't let Union Pacific derail truck drivers' biometrics class action over handprint scans to enter secure yard
Federal law governing railroads doesn't protect Union Pacific from a class action under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, the judge ruled -
Judge says man's experience with unwanted FedEx calls doesn't warrant class action
Database glitch associated cell number with more than 1,000 other customers, producing hundreds of calls -
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. -
ADP agrees to pay $25M to settle worker fingerprint scan class actions; Lawyers could get 36%
Three Chicago class action firms had sued ADP in 2017-18 under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. A judge granted preliminary approval to a settlement deal on Nov. 6.