Judge Strikes Insurer’s Counterclaim Against Burger King Franchisee As Redundant

( November 22, 2024, 12:08 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois granted a franchisee of the Burger King chain’s motion to strike an excess insurer’s declaratory judgment counterclaim in its breach of contract lawsuit seeking a declaration that the insurer has a duty to defend it against an underlying putative class lawsuit alleging that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA), finding that the counterclaim is redundant and “serves no useful purpose.”...