Macy’s Denied Interlocutory Appeal Bid In Clearview Biometric Collection MDL

Mealey's ( March 22, 2022, 8:42 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Macy’s Inc. failed to present any controlling questions of law that would merit an interlocutory appeal of a ruling that denied dismissal of putative class claims against the retailer under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), an Illinois federal judge ruled March 18, permitting a multidistrict litigation based on the retailer’s use of a facial scan database created by Clearview AI Inc. to proceed....