CHICAGO – U-Tec Group, a comany that makes door locks operated by users' fingerprints, has become one of the latest businesses sued under an Illinois biometrics privacy law, facing a class action asserting the company did not properly notify the purchasers of its products that the digital scans of their fingerprints would be stored.
Michael Komorski filed a putative class action complaint on Sept. 20 in Cook County Circuit Court against U-Tec Group Inc. alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
According to the complaint, the doorway to the plaintiff's home is secured by the defendant's biometric door lock. The suit states the defendant's technology relies on the capture, collection and storage of users' fingerprints.
The plaintiff alleges U-Tec failed to provide him with disclosures necessary for him to make an informed decision regarding the risks of inputting his fingerprints in the technology, failed to obtain his written consent and failed to make available any policies concerning biometric collection.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks injunctive and equitable relief, including an injunction requiring the defendant to permanently destroy all biometric information of plaintiff and of class members; compensation in an amount to be determined at trial; monetary damages and equitable relief, including compensation to be determined at trial, plus punitive damages, attorney fees, costs and other litigation expenses, and pre- and post-judgment interest. He is represented by Jad Sheikali and William P. Kingston of McGuire Law P.C. in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2018CH11884