Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. units sued operators of Taco Bell restaurants in Illinois seeking to avoid paying for their legal defense costs in a proposed class action alleging violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act.
In the underlying litigation, Missouri Fiesta Inc. and W&M Restaurants Inc. were accused of collecting and storing employees’ fingerprint scans without obtaining written consent, in violation of the Illinois law regulating biometric data.
The insurers—Amco Insurance Co. and Depositors Insurance Co.—argue coverage is barred by several exclusions in their commercial general liability and umbrella insurance policies, including for personal injury arising from violations of ...
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