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3 days ago WEB The settlement comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision affirming class certification and posturing the case for a full trial on the merits, …
2 days ago WEB Facebook, the case resulting in the $550 million settlement, Facebook argued that the BIPA violations did not occur “primarily and substantially” in Illinois, since its servers are …
1 day ago WEB The settlement comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit's decision affirming class certification and posturing the case for a full trial on the merits, …
1 day ago WEB The lawsuit began in 2015, when the plaintiffs claimed Facebook’s “Tag Suggestion” feature harvested and stored users’ facial data from photos without asking for consent or …
1 day ago WEB Facebook agreed to pay $650 million to end the BIPA class action, which was up from an initial $550 million settlement deal struck in January 2020 that failed to meet the …
3 days ago WEB The Court decided that all people who fit this definition are included in the Class: “Facebook users located in Illinois for whom Facebook created and stored a face …
2 days ago WEB Jan 30, 2020 · The settlement stemmed from Facebook's improper photo-labeling practices and is one of the largest privacy class-action wins to date. The deal contains no third-party payouts, meaning all funds will go to eligible Illinois users after legal fees.
1 week ago WEB The approved $650 million settlement is $100 million higher than the original proposal, increased after Donato questioned whether $550 million was sufficient. In his order …
4 days ago WEB Jan. 29, 2020, 3:46 PM PST. By Reuters. Facebook said Wednesday that it had reached a $550 million settlement in principle related to a class action lawsuit that claimed it …
6 days ago WEB Facebook settled a class action lawsuit for $550 million, according to a website hosted by one of the plaintiff’s law firms involved in the case. The suit claimed the company …
4 days ago WEB The approval comes after Judge James Donato suggested Facebook increase the value of settlement from $550 million to compensate the class-action suit members more …
4 days ago WEB May 18, 2022 · After Facebook initially agreed to settle the lawsuit for $550 million — which at the time was the largest payout from an online privacy class-action lawsuit — a federal judge fought back and ...
2 days ago WEB In August 2015, three Facebook users filed a consolidated putative class action alleging that Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions Feature” violated their privacy rights under BIPA. …
6 days ago WEB Jan 30, 2020 · The class recovery in the Facebook case rested on two things: the Illinois statute and class counsel’s determination to enforce it. Illinois is one of the few states with a law policing the use ...
4 days ago WEB Facebook, the case resulting in the $550 million settlement, Facebook argued that the BIPA violations did not occur “primarily and substantially” in Illinois, since its servers are …
1 week ago WEB In a class action lawsuit, one or more people called “Class Representatives” sue on behalf of other people who have similar claims. ... Facebook will pay $650 million to …
1 week ago WEB Jan 30, 2020 · Facebook stated today that it’s agreed to a settlement of $550 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by users in Illinois. The case centers on Facebook’s facial recognition technology ...
2 days ago WEB By Billee Elliott McAuliffe, Member, Lewis Rice Thanks to a class-action suit filed against Facebook’s significant settlement could incite future class action lawsuits, further …
1 week ago WEB Donato reportedly asked in a June 4 hearing whether the payout was "enough" and noted that class members "are taking what is effectively a 98.75 percent discount off of the …
5 days ago WEB In recent years, numerous class action lawsuits have been filed under BIPA seeking statutory damages ranging from $1,000 per negligent violation to $5,000 per reckless or …
3 days ago WEB A $650 million settlement would be enough to crush any normal company, though Facebook can brush it off much like it did with the FTC’s record-setting $5 billion penalty …
4 days ago WEB Facebook Agrees to $550 Million Settlement in BIPA Class Action By Molly A. Arranz on February 4, 2020 In the face of billions of dollars of potential liability at trial, social media …
3 days ago WEB 1. BIPA, passed in 2008, generally prohibits companies from obtaining biometric information (such as fingerprints, voice samples, and scans of face or hand geometry) without obtaining consent and disclosing how they use, store and destroy that data. 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. The statute carries penalties of $1,000 for each negligent violation and …