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Judge Won t Pause BIPA Violation Suit Coverage Dispute
Law360 (January 27, 2021, 9:55 PM EST) An Illinois federal judge has refused IT company Wynndalco Enterprises LLC s bid to halt a coverage dispute with Citizens Insurance Co. of America, which is seeking to avoid defending the company in biometric privacy litigation, finding there is no reason to stall the case.
U.S. District Judge John Z. Lee said Tuesday that Wynndalco failed to show why the court should put Citizens declarative action on hold. The judge said the fact that the two underlying actions alleging violations of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act are ongoing and need further discovery has nothing to do with whether Citizens has a duty to provide a.
A U.S. federal court judge has terminated a five-year-old wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of the late Steve Montador, which alleged the National Hockey League has promoted violence and profited off of it while not adequately advising players of the risks of repeated long-term brain injuries.
In a Nov. 24 order, Judge John Z. Lee wrote that he was granting in part and denying in part the NHL’s motion for summary judgment in the case.
While Lee wrote in his 15-page order that some claims made by Montador’s father, Paul, were completely preempted by the NHL’s collective labour agreement with the NHLPA, which directs players with medical-related grievances to pursue private arbitration, he also wrote that several claims can still be pursued by Paul Montador in state court.