SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT & RELEASESettlement Agreement • May 12th, 2022 • Illinois
Contract Type FiledMay 12th, 2022 JurisdictionOn May 28, 2020, Plaintiffs American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”), American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (“ACLU-IL”), Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (“CAASE”), Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago (“SWOP-Chicago”), Illinois State Public Interest Research Group, Inc. (“Illinois PIRG”), and Mujeres Latinas en Acción (“Mujeres”) brought a complaint seeking injunctive relief against Defendant Clearview AI, Inc. (“Clearview”) for alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. On August 27, 2021, this Court entered an order denying Clearview’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under 735 ILCS 5/2-209 and challenging the legal sufficiency of the complaint under section 2-615. On September 24, 2021, Clearview filed its answer, affirmative defenses, and counterclaim. This Order is being entered to effectuate the settlement of the matters alleged in the complaint and counterclaim without a trial on the merits or