A California federal judge has signed off on a $650 million settlement to end a massive class action brought against Facebook under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law, potentially queuing up payments of at least $345 to Illinois Facebook users and $97.5 million to the lawyers who brought the case to court six years ago.
Maybe BIPA litigation is Illinois #1 growth industry at this point? The trial lawyers are all buddy-buddy w madigan & the machine. Illinois ‘the lawsuit state’ could be are new state slogan!! Endless stories in press about gigantic BIPA payouts settlements, here’s another one about tiktok settlement from yeasterday. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-agrees-pay-92-million-202000879.html
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Maybe BIPA litigation is Illinois #1 growth industry at this point? The trial lawyers are all buddy-buddy w madigan & the machine. Illinois ‘the lawsuit state’ could be are new state slogan!! Endless stories in press about gigantic BIPA payouts settlements, here’s another one about tiktok settlement from yeasterday. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-agrees-pay-92-million-202000879.html