Westfield Insurance Company v. UCAL Systems, Inc. d/b/a Amtec Precision Products et al
Case Number:
1:21-cv-03227
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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August 05, 2024
Manufacturer Can't Get Coverage For BIPA Class Action
An Illinois federal judge awarded a win to an insurer Monday in a suit over coverage of underlying Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation, finding a contractual exclusion prevented coverage for a machine and plastics manufacturer accused of failing to secure employee data.
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November 05, 2021
Insurer Says Exclusions Bar Coverage For BIPA Class Suit
A suit alleging violations of Illinois' biometric privacy law didn't trigger Westfield Insurance's policies with a machine and plastics manufacturer, the insurer told a federal court, but even if it did, exclusions still bar coverage.
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October 04, 2021
Ill. Manufacturer Says Insurer Owes BIPA Suit Defense
An Illinois-based machine and plastics manufacturer asked a federal judge to find that it's owed coverage for an underlying suit accusing the manufacturer of distributing its workers' fingerprint scans to third parties in violation of the state's biometric privacy law.
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September 08, 2021
Manufacturer Fights Insurer's Suit Over BIPA Case Coverage
An Illinois-based machine and plastics manufacturer is contesting a suit its insurer brought in an attempt to avoid covering a proposed class action accusing the manufacturer of distributing its workers' fingerprint scans to third parties in violation of the state's biometric privacy law.
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June 16, 2021
Insurer Says No Coverage For Manufacturer's BIPA Class Suit
Westfield Insurance Co. hit an Illinois-based machine and plastics manufacturer with a suit in federal court Wednesday, saying it isn't responsible for a class action accusing the manufacturer of illegally distributing its workers' fingerprint scans to third parties.