The Court authorized notice of a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Mazya v. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, et. al., No. 2018 CH 07161, consolidated with Singer, et al v. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, et al., No. 2022 CH 08798, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division.
The Settlement would resolve a lawsuit brought on behalf of persons who allege that, while in the State of Illinois, they had their alleged biometric identifier(s) (including, but not limited to, a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or scan of hand or face geometry) and/or alleged biometric information (including, but not limited to, any information regardless of how it is captured, converted, stored, or shared, based on an individual’s biometric identifier used to identify an individual) collected, captured, taken, received, converted, or otherwise obtained, maintained, stored, used, shared, disseminated, or disclosed by Defendants Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, and Central DuPage Hospital Association (collectively referred to as “Northwestern”) between June 6, 2013 to October 22, 2024 without first executing a written consent under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. Northwestern contests these claims and denies that it violated BIPA. However, Northwestern agreed to settle the matter to avoid further costly, distracting, and time-consuming litigation without any admission or finding of wrongdoing.
The Notice explains the nature of the class action lawsuit, the terms of the Settlement, and the legal rights and obligations of the Settlement Class Members. Please read the Notice carefully so that you can better understand your legal rights.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
Accept the Settlement | To accept the Settlement, you do not need to do anything. If you received Notice, you are currently considered a member of the Settlement Class and will continue to be unless you exclude yourself from the Settlement. To update your address or select a digital payment method, please click here. |
Ask to be Excluded from the Class by March 7, 2025 | You may exclude yourself from the Settlement. If you do so, you will not receive any payment. You will not be part of the class and will not release any claims you may have against Defendants and the Released Parties. Your request for exclusion must be postmarked by March 7, 2025. See FAQ 6 for more information. |
Object by March 7, 2025 | If you wish to object to the Settlement, you must submit your objection in writing to the Clerk of the Court of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Calendar 4, Courtroom 2408, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602. The objection must be filed with the Court no later than March 7, 2025. See FAQ 6 for more information. |
Upcoming Important Dates
Notification Mailing
1/21/2025
Objection Deadline
3/7/2025
Opt Out Deadline
3/7/2025
Final Approval Hearing
4/9/2025