April 30, 2026

Ernest Payton, et al v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

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Case Number:

26-1946

Court:

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3360 Other Personal Injury

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
Additional or older documents may be available in Pacer.


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  1. September 23, 2026

    7th Circ. Skeptical Of UP's Temporal BIPA Contractor Argument

    A Seventh Circuit panel seemed skeptical Wednesday that a government contractor exception in Illinois' biometric privacy law should be applied through a temporal test to determine whether such a contract's mere existence is enough to excuse defendants from the statute's informed consent requirements.


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