(December 19, 2016, 11:08 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois state judge on Dec. 1 approved a $1.5 million settlement in a class action against L.A. Tan Enterprises Inc., a franchisor of L.A. Tan tanning salons, alleging that L.A. Tan, directly and through its franchisees, violated an Illinois privacy act by collecting customers’ fingerprints for verification of membership when they checked in without complying with consent and notice requirements (Klaudia Sekura, et al. v. L.A. Tan Enterprises Inc., No. 15-CH-16694, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.)....