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An Illinois federal judge ruled Monday that facial recognition technology company Clearview AI does not have a First Amendment right to dodge multidistrict litigation claims that it unlawfully collected biometric information from photos on the internet.
An Illinois federal judge Friday trimmed most of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Family Dollar of misleading consumers by marketing its brand of snack almonds as "smoked" even though they weren't roasted over an open fire, and held that the plaintiffs aren't entitled to injunctive relief.
An Illinois Supreme Court ruling raises the stakes for business owners facing massive biometric privacy damages as the court must next decide whether those damages accrue for every day a company demands an employee's fingerprint without consent, or just the first such violation.
An Illinois federal jury sided with Volvo on Thursday in a retrial over a U.S. Army reservist and former employee's claim that the carmaker wrongfully fired her out of frustration over her military service and the absences it required.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's Workers' Compensation Act doesn't preempt claims for statutory damages under Illinois' biometric privacy law, obliterating a defense routinely invoked by employers and finally providing clarity for a flood of paused lawsuits to now proceed against companies.