Rogers v. BNSF Railway Company
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1:19-cv-03083
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June 17, 2024
BNSF's $75M BIPA Deal With Truckers Nears Final OK
A $75 million biometric privacy settlement between BNSF Railway Co. and a class of truck drivers who challenged the railroad's gate-access practices neared final approval Monday, resolving litigation that had been pending in Illinois' state and federal courts.
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February 27, 2024
BNSF Made $75M BIPA Deal After Landmark Award Wiped Out
A class of truck drivers have asked an Illinois federal judge to grant initial approval of a $75 million deal with BNSF Railway Co., after a Chicago federal jury found the railroad violated Illinois' biometric privacy law in 2022 but the initial $228 million judgment was thrown out.
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September 18, 2023
BNSF Inks Deal After First BIPA Trial's $228M Verdict Tossed
BNSF Railway Co. has agreed to settle claims it unlawfully scanned more than 44,000 truck drivers' fingerprints, according to a court order issued on Monday, shortly after an Illinois federal judge ordered a new trial and vacated a $228 million fine against the company.
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August 17, 2023
BNSF Taps Jones Day Ahead Of BIPA Damages Retrial
An Illinois federal judge signed off Wednesday on a new Jones Day legal team representing BNSF Railway as it aims to strike a deal on damages — or prepare for retrial — with a class of truck drivers after a Chicago federal jury found the railroad violated Illinois' landmark biometric privacy law last year.
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July 20, 2023
Illinois Cases To Watch In 2023: A Midyear Report
A jury will decide appropriate damages for biometric privacy violations, federal antitrust regulators will put a relatively novel pharmaceutical theory to the test and nursing homes in the state will learn whether they'll need to tweak their contracts, as part of cases in Illinois worth watching for the rest of 2023.
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June 30, 2023
Ill. Judge Vacates $228M Damages Award In First BIPA Trial
An Illinois federal judge on Friday vacated a $228 million fine ordered from the bench against BNSF Railway in the first case under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act to go before a jury, ordering a new trial where jurors will decide damages under the closely watched statute.
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June 02, 2023
Ill. Judge Mulls Redo Of First BIPA Trial, Prejudgment Interest
An Illinois federal judge warned BNSF Railway on Friday that if he favors its bid for a new damages trial and throws out the $228 million verdict in the first case under Illinois' biometric privacy law to go before a jury last year, evidence it persuaded him to exclude from the first go-round on the company's finances could come into play.
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March 06, 2023
Driver Says BIPA Ruling Not Grounds For New BNSF Trial
A truck driver who won a $228 million judgment against BNSF Railway in the first case under Illinois' biometric privacy law to go before a jury argued Friday that a highly anticipated Illinois Supreme Court ruling last month offers no grounds to disturb that verdict, despite the railroad's claims it bolsters its bid for a new trial.
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February 27, 2023
BNSF Says BIPA Ruling Bolsters Bid For New Trial
The Illinois Supreme Court's recent biometric privacy ruling strengthens BNSF Railways' argument that a federal judge should throw out the $228 million verdict against it, the railroad said, because the decision allowed judges discretion in setting damages.
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January 02, 2023
Privacy Litigation To Watch In 2023
The recent explosion of litigation accusing a wide range of companies of violating wiretap and video privacy laws through the technology they deploy on their websites will continue to proliferate in 2023, joining robocall and biometric privacy disputes that have long plagued businesses and also show no signs of abating.