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Fischer et al v. Instant Checkmate LLC.
Case Number:
1:19-cv-04892
Court:
Nature of Suit:
950(Constitutional - State Statute)
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Firms
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November 22, 2023
Class Counsel Gets Time To Grow Participation In Privacy Deal
An Illinois federal judge has granted consumers additional time to increase the opt-in rate for a $10.1 million settlement that they reached with Instant Checkmate LLC and other background checking companies that they accuse of unlawfully publishing their personal information, highlighting a broader debate over the acceptable level of participation in such data privacy deals.
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August 31, 2023
Instant Checkmate Cuts $10M Background Check Privacy Deal
Instant Checkmate LLC and other background checking companies have agreed to form a $10 million settlement fund to resolve class claims accusing them of violating peoples' privacy rights by publishing their information gathered from free trial versions of their services, with 35% of the fund set to go to class counsel.
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March 31, 2022
Ill. Residents Get Class Cert. In Instant Checkmate Suit
An Illinois federal judge Thursday certified two classes of Illinois residents who claim that the listing of their names and other personal information on a searchable, SEO-optimized Instant Checkmate background check directory violated a Prairie State right of publicity law.
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April 17, 2020
Whitepages, Instant Checkmate Must Face Ill. Privacy Suits
Whitepages Inc. and Instant Checkmate LLC must face proposed class claims that they violated the Illinois Right of Publicity Act by using names and identifying information in free previews advertising their monthly subscription services and background reports, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.