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Robert Jiles sues DRT Transportation for unlawful biometric scanning and storage practices

By Cook County Record |
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, plaintiff Robert Jiles has filed a class action lawsuit against DRT Transportation, LLC.

Tracy Robinson sues City of Chicago for malicious prosecution, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress

By Cook County Record |
Tracy Robinson has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, Julius Givens, and two unidentified individuals referred to as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2.

Kevin Lakes sues Windy City Limousine Company for unlawful biometric scanning and storage practices

By Cook County Record |
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, plaintiff Kevin Lakes has filed a class action lawsuit against Windy City Limousine Company LLC.

Darryl Riles sues MNS1 Express Inc. for violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

By Cook County Record |
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, plaintiff Darryl Riles has filed a class action lawsuit against MNS1 Express Inc.

Jane Doe sues The Endorphin Effect, Inc. for sexual assault during a therapeutic massage session

By Cook County Record |
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, a lawsuit was filed on 4/5/2024 (Case ID: 2024L003725) by plaintiff Jane Doe against The Endorphin Effect, Inc., Triumph Sports, and Humberto Medina.

Class action accuses Windy City Limo over alleged driver face scans

By Cook County Record |
Windy City Limousine Company is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly using face-scanning cameras to monitor its drivers without proper consent, in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.

Brookfield Properties says Andy Frain, insurers reneging on duties to help defend vs lawsuits over S. Carolina mall shootings

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit seeks to compel the defendants to assist with defending against lawsuits brought by victims of a 2022 mass shooting at the Columbiana Centre shopping mall.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling hit with genetic privacy class action

By Cook County Record |
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, a Niles-based bottler and distributor of Coke products, is facing a class-action lawsuit under Illinois's genetic information privacy law.

Lansing park district sues Lansing Journal for trademark infringement

By Cook County Record |
The Lan-Oak Park District has filed a lawsuit against The Lansing Journal LLC for alleged trademark infringement.

Biometrics class action: Centene allegedly improperly scanned workers' faces

By Cook County Record |
Centene Management, a Medicaid managed care organization, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law.

Class action accuses Unifin of improper debt collection texts

By Cook County Record |
Debt collector Unifin Inc. and Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC have been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing them of violating federal debt collection laws.

Truck drivers say Crown Point Logistics allegedly shorted pay, scanned driver faces

By Cook County Record |
Trucking firm Crown Point and affiliated companies accused of allegedly shorting truck driver pay, while also allegedly improperly using onboard cameras to scan drivers' faces while on the job.

KJ Win sues KNB Motors for breach of contract over a commercial truck sale

By Cook County Record |
In the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, a case was filed by KJ Win, Inc. against KNB Motors, Inc., with the court case ID 1-23-0783 on April 5, 2024.

Widow sues Exelon over husband's death from Covid in 2020, says virus contracted on the job at nuke plant

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit says Exelon should pay for allegedly failing to keep workers safe from Covid exposure at its Dresden nuclear power plant in 2020, allegedly leading to the death of a man working in the plant.

Antitrust lawsuit accuses Apple of wrongly cornering market for smartwatches

By Cook County Record |
Apple Inc. has been accused of employing anticompetitive strategies to monopolize the smartwatch market, according to a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Class action: Everlywell exposes private medical information through tracking pixels

By Cook County Record |
Digital home medical testing company, Everlywell, has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that it allowed social media giants like Facebook and Google to access people's private health care information.

Trucking firm EVO hit with biometrics class action over driver face scans

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit is one of thousands filed against Illinois employers accusing them of allegedly improperly scanning the biometrics of workers on the job.

Class action: Experian allegedly wrongly reporting consumers' debts discharged through bankruptcy

By Cook County Record |
The lawsuit accuses Experian of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Get Fresh Produce targeted by biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans

By Cook County Record |
Get Fresh Produce, a food service distributor, has been hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law. The suit accuses the company of improperly requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when clocking in and out of work.

Class action accuses PanAmerican Consulting of allegedly misleading consumers into futile debt settlement tries

By Cook County Record |
PanAmerican Consulting, a debt settlement provider, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers and worsening their financial conditions.