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Tri City Foods BIPA Settlement

Young v. Tri City Foods, Inc.
Case No. 18-CH-13114 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty. Ill.)

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If you scanned your finger while working at a Tri City Foods, Inc. (“TCF”) restaurant in Illinois between October 22, 2013 and July 16, 2025, you may be part of a class action settlement.

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or “Privacy Act”), 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq., prohibits private companies from capturing, obtaining, storing, and/or using the biometric identifiers and/or biometric information of another individual for any purpose, without first providing notice and getting consent in writing. Biometrics are things like your fingerprint, faceprint, or a scan of your iris.

This lawsuit alleged that TCF violated BIPA by collecting Illinois employees’ biometric data when they scanned their finger on a Point of Sale (“POS”) device at TCF’s restaurants without first giving notice or getting consent. TCF denies these allegations and denies that it violated BIPA. The Settlement does not establish who is right or wrong. TCF denies that it did anything wrong. .

This website is provided as a service to eligible settlement participants. The information provided is in summary form and is not intended as a complete explanation of your rights. For full and complete information, you are directed to review carefully the Class Notice and Settlement Agreement.

Current Status

  • The Court granted Preliminary Approval of the Settlement on July 16, 2025
  • The Court has scheduled a Final Fairness Hearing on November 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

What Are My Options?

Do Nothing

If the Court approves the Settlement, you will be sent your Class Member payment (estimated to be $450) under the Settlement and give up your rights to sue Defendant about the issues in this case.

Exclude Yourself (i.e., Opt Out).

— Deadline: October 15, 2025

You may exclude yourself from the Settlement. If you do so, you will not receive any payment, but you will not release any claims you may have against TCF or the Released Parties and can pursue whatever legal rights you may have against TCF and the Released Parties at your own risk and expense.

Object

— Deadline: October 15, 2025

If you are a Class Member, you can write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement. You will remain a Class Member, receive a Class Member payment if the settlement is approved, and give up your rights to sue Defendant about the issues in this case.

Attend Hearing

— Scheduled: November 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom (Meeting ID: 955 3557 3920)

If you do not exclude yourself , you may ask the Court for permission to speak at the hearing concerning any part of the proposed Settlement.