( February 2, 2026, 12:15 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — One day after the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the excess insurer’s appeal of a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in a franchisee of the Burger King chain’s breach of contract lawsuit seeking a declaration that the insurer has a duty to defend against an underlying putative class lawsuit alleging that the insured violated the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA)....