BNSF Hit With $228 Million Verdict For Intentional, Reckless Biometric Violations

Mealey's (October 13, 2022, 11:48 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The same day that a jury concluded that BNSF Railway Co. violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) with its fingerprint scanning practice, an Illinois federal judge on Oct. 12 entered judgment in accordance with the verdict, assessing $228 million against the railway company for more than 45,000 violations of the statute....