January 14, 2025
An Illinois federal magistrate judge blasted Regal Cinemas for discovery disputes in litigation alleging the movie theater chain violated a worker's rights under Illinois' biometric privacy law by collecting fingerprint scans without informed consent, saying "most if not all" of Regal's objections to her information requests "are completely out of place."
March 04, 2024
Regal Cinemas can't ditch a lawsuit alleging the movie theater chain violated a worker's rights under Illinois' biometric privacy law by collecting fingerprint scans without informed consent, an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting the company's argument the plaintiff needed to show it was negligent, recklessness or intentional in its data collection.
January 02, 2024
A group of Regal Cinema employees are again urging a federal judge to not toss their proposed class action alleging the movie theater chain violated their rights under Illinois' biometric privacy law, arguing the company makes arguments in its renewed dismissal bid that have been "consistently rejected by every federal court to consider them."
September 15, 2020
Former Regal Cinema employees took aim at the movie theater giant's contention that Illinois' biometric privacy law is unconstitutional, telling a federal judge Monday that the same arguments are "consistently rejected by every state and federal court to consider them."
August 04, 2020
Regal Cinemas argued Monday that a former employee can't advance accusations the company unlawfully collected her and other workers' private finger scan data without informed consent because Illinois' biometric privacy law is unconstitutional and her claims are time-barred.