Judge Dismisses Class Action Alleging Insurer Violated Insureds’ Right To Privacy

( January 21, 2025, 8:49 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois granted an insurer and an association of insurance companies’ motions to dismiss a putative class action alleging that they retained and disclosed the insureds’ protected health information in violation of their right to privacy pursuant to Illinois state law, finding the negligence and invasion of privacy claims barred by the immunity provision in the Illinois Insurance Code....