Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:Google, LLC is putting up $100 million to settle a class action alleging it collected and stored the biometric data of individuals living in Illinois without fulfilling the requirements of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to the complaint, it collected and stored biometrics of Illinois users of Google Photos, without the disclosures and consent required by the law.
Docket Number:2019-CH-00990
Company: Google, LLC
Filing Deadline: September 24, 2022
Class Period: May 1, 2015 to April 25, 2022
Objection Deadline: August 10, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: August 10, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: September 28, 2022
Proof of Purchase:You do not need to provide proof.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you appeared in a photo in Google Photos, between May 1, 2015 and April 25, 2022, while you were an Illinois resident.
Typical Settlement Amount:Pro rata share of the net settlement fund, estimated at between $200 and $400.
Total Settlement Amount: $100,000,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$5,000
Law Firms:
Ahdoot & Wolfson
Bursor & Fisher
Carey Rodriguez Milian Gonya
Claim Form: Google Biometrics Collection Illinois BIPA Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Rivera, et al. v. Google LLC
Settlement Website: Google Biometrics Collection Illinois BIPA Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Postlethwaite & Netterville
Rivera, et al. v. Google LLC Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 5229
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
info@GoogleBIPASettlement.com
833-927-3418