Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Delaware corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Ernest Payton, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 24 C 153 v. ) ) Judge Jorge L. Alonso Union Pacific Railroad Company, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs contend that Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company collected their fingerprints in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Union Pacific moves for summary judgment on the basis that it is exempt from BIPA claims. For the reasons stated below, the motion is denied. Legal Standard Summary judgment is…