Home Living Center Claims Insurer Must Defend in Biometrics Suit

June 2, 2022, 4:49 PM UTC

An Illinois assisted living facility says a Wisconsin insurance company must defend it in a biometric privacy lawsuit, after the insurance company attempted to get off the hook for covering the policyholder.

Eagle’s View Supportive Living made that assertion in a brief filed Wednesday with the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois, where it’s seeking to compel coverage.

Eagle’s View was sued in Illinois state court in January 2021 by a former employee who alleged the company collected his fingerprints without consent. The plaintiff, Brian Field, is seeking a class action against the skilled nursing facility over alleged ...

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