Customer satellite suits released by Veiga settlement: Johnson v. Northwestern, Powell v. DePaul, Fee v. Illinois Institute of Technology, Harvey v. Resurrection University
Multiple cases (Powell: 21-cv-3001 N.D. Ill.; Fee, Harvey: N.D. Ill.; Johnson: Cook County)
Court
N.D. Ill. (Judges Wood, Rowland, others); Cir. Ct. Cook County
Plaintiffs
Multiple Illinois students at Northwestern, DePaul, IIT, Resurrection
Defendants
University defendants (Respondus is technology vendor, not direct defendant)
Causes of action
BIPA Sections 15(a), (b)
Settlement
Released by master Veiga settlement
Allegations
Universities collected biometric face-geometry data via Respondus Monitor without compliant BIPA notice or consent.
Outcome / Status
All released through master Veiga settlement. Powell v. DePaul dismissed 11/4/2022 on financial-institution exemption (2022 WL 16715887). Fee v. IIT: dismissal denied 7/15/2022 pending discovery. Harvey v. Resurrection: dismissal denied.
Appellate history
None