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Litigation Under Construction: Recent Life Insurance and Long-Term Care Developments

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In Potovsky v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the insureds’ complaint for failure to sufficiently allege damages regarding the denial of a long-term care claim....more

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Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act: Litigation Trends in 2024 and Beyond

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The Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) has been Illinois law for over twenty years. Yet, only in the last year or two has there been an explosion of lawsuits being filed against companies in various...more

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Lawsuits Alleging Violations of Illinois’ GIPA Are Piling Into Court Like Clowns Out of a Circus Car

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A string of putative class actions has been filed against life insurance companies for allegedly violating section 20(b) of Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) by using applicants’ family medical history in...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

‎New Illinois GIPA Class Actions ‎Against Life Insurers ‎Bark up the Wrong Family ‎Tree‎

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A recent slate of class action lawsuits seeks to expand the scope of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act’s (GIPA) prohibition against considering family medical history to life insurance companies. See e.g. Reynolds...more

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