‘We can’t do this anymore:’ Business groups warn of economic fallout from IL biometrics lawsuits, call for reform – Cook County Record

"There are companies now who were looking at Illinois or were beginning to set up shop in Illinois who after they saw that White Castle decision just pulled up shop and said, ‘We can’t do this anymore,'" said Brad Tietz, of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. "So it is impacting economic development." Public safety is a concern for his members, he said, and certain kinds of new cameras could help combat organized retail theft. But such technology isn’t coming to the state because of the court's consistent interpretation of the law to favor demands from trial lawyers, Tietz said.