Case Information
Powell, et al. v. Stellar Manufacturing Company, et al.
In The Circuit Court Of The Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Illinois
Case No. 20-L-1010
About This Case
IF YOU SCANNED YOUR FINGER IN STELLAR’S TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MAY 5, 2015 TO JANUARY 28, 2021 WITHOUT FIRST EXECUTING A WRITTEN CONSENT, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
A proposed class action settlement has been reached in the case of Allan Masters and Terrance Powell v. Stellar Manufacturing Company and Stellar Manufacturing II, LLC, Case No. 20-L-1010, pending in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Illinois. On March 2, 2023, the Court preliminarily approved the settlement and, by agreement of the parties, certified this lawsuit to proceed as a class action for settlement purposes only. If, between May 5, 2015 to January 28, 2021, you used a hand or finger or biometric identifier or biometric information at Defendant’s facilities within Illinois and did not provide written consent in advance, you are a member of the Settlement Class. Excluded from the Settlement Class are all those persons who timely and validly request exclusion. If you are a member of the Settlement Class, then you are entitled to compensation under the terms of the proposed Settlement.
This website notice is to advise you of the terms of the proposed Settlement, and your rights in connection with it. This notice contains only a summary of the Settlement Agreement. For full information about the settlement please refer to the Settlement Agreement and the Notice of Class Action Settlement in the Case Documents section of this website.
The proposed settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by Defendants, and Defendants deny that they violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act or any other law. The Court has not decided who is right or wrong. Rather, to save the time, expense, and distraction of litigation, the parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit.
Please read this notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or don’t act.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM BY OCTOBER 15, 2023 | Members of the Settlement Class can choose to submit a claim to receive a Settlement Payment. This is the only way to receive a payment. |
ASK TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CLASS BY JUNE 27, 2023 | If you choose to exclude yourself (opt out), you will not be included in the Settlement. You will receive no benefits and you will not release any claims you may have against Defendants regarding the allegations in this case ever again. |
OBJECT BY JUNE 27, 2023 | If you wish to object to the Settlement, you must file your objection in writing with the Clerk of the Court, and send a copy of your objection to the attorneys for all Parties. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you cannot file an objection. Settlement Class Members who do not timely make their objections in this manner will be deemed to have waived all objections and shall not be heard or have the right to appeal approval of the Settlement. If you file an objection and wish it to be considered, you must also appear at the Final Approval Hearing, in-person or through counsel, to show cause of why the proposed Settlement should not be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate. |
DO NOTHING | You will be included in the Settlement Class, but receive no benefits. You will be bound by the Court’s judgment of dismissal, and release claims against Defendants and Released Parties relating to the claims in this case. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this notice.
The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments will be provided only after any issues with the Settlement are resolved. Please be patient.
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