Case: Individual Employment Rights/Evidence (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court granted United Airlines’ motion to exclude expert testimony and denied class certification on claims under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act brought by a ramp service job applicant who alleged the airline improperly solicited family medical history during pre-employment testing, finding the expert’s opinion lacked reliable methodology and the job applicant failed to satisfy Rule 23’s typicality and adequacy requirements because her claim was based on oral questions from a testing technician rather than the consent form language that formed the basis of the putative class members’ claims.

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