Pearson VUE / NCS Pearson Settled Filed Jan 13, 2022

Velazquez v. NCS Pearson, Inc. (originally Velazquez v. Pearson Education, Inc.)

2022-CH-00280

Court
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division (Honorable Judge Caroline K. Moreland)
Plaintiffs
Tammy Velazquez (Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination test-taker, Schaumburg IL); Angela Ramirez (added named plaintiff)
Defendants
NCS Pearson, Inc.
Causes of action
BIPA Sections 15(a), (b), (d)
Settlement
$18,224,000

Allegations

Pearson scanned palm vein-prints of test-takers at its Illinois test centers and used facial-comparison technology in its OnVUE remote-proctored exams without statutorily required written disclosures or consent. Class periods: palm scans 1/13/2017-10/25/2023; OnVUE facial comparison 8/15/2019-2/1/2023.

Outcome / Status

Class settlement preliminarily approved; final approval pending July 8, 2025. Up-adjustment of $64.30 per additional class member above 287,000, capped at 5,000 additional class members.

Appellate history

None
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