Illinois High Court: Defense Owed For Claims Insured Disclosed Fingerprint Data

Mealey's (May 21, 2021, 2:40 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on May 20 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that an insurer has a duty to defend against class action claims that its insured violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act by disclosing fingerprint data to a third party without consent, further affirming that the policy’s violation of statutes exclusion does not bar coverage....