A Pennsylvania Appeals Court considered the extent that a purported arbitration agreement is enforceable for riders on the Uber app. It is increasingly commonplace for users to “agree” to clickthrough, scroll through, or hyperlinked terms and conditions, in order to
Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor announced new regulations pertaining to how gig workers are classified. The battle has often taken place in the past at the state level, for example, ride share companies recently invested heavily to defeat propositions
Lawsuit against LexisNexis Risk Solutions, over purportedly illegal distribution of personally identifiable information, removed to federal court.
A privacy suit against Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions was removed to federal court last week, six weeks after it was originally filed in
A Biometric Information Privacy Act Complaint against Amazon was removed to the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday morning. The class action Complaint alleges that Amazon unlawfully obtained biometric information of its employees at several locations.
Notably, the suit states
Xpressdocs Partners, L.P. (“ExpressDocs”) filed a breach of contract lawsuit Monday morning against D’Aprile Properties, LLC, Midwest Lending Corporation, and Ryan D’Aprile (“D’Aprile”), individually; in the Northern District of Illinois, alleging breach of contract in the amount of $317,391.57 for
Several prominent companies have been hit with digital privacy class action suits over the past week in the Northern District of Illinois. Lisa Cuevas filed a class action in the Northern District of Illinois against Bloomberg L.P., alleging violations of
While several prominent claims under Illinois’ “Biometric Information Privacy Act” have already settled, and claimants have received their checks (Facebook, Google, etc.), dozens of claims continue to remain in federal courts across Illinois. According to Law.com’s “Radar,” there were
For many university students, the “new normal” often includes room scans during remote proctored exams. Despite the protocols obvious relation to the integrity of exams, this practice has now been ruled unconstitutional by a federal Judge in the Northern District
Today, the Internal Revenue Service officially published a new Treasury Regulation entitled “Disclosure of Information to State Officials Regarding Tax-Exempt Organizations.” Prior to enactment, the IRS was often unable to communicate with a state Attorney General regarding an ongoing investigation
