CenterEdge Settlement
Stauffer v. Innovative Heights Fairview Heights, LLC, et al.,
Case No. 3:20-cv-00046-MAB
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
If you scanned your fingerprint into a computer system as part of your employment at a trampoline park or other similar entertainment center in Illinois between April 29, 2014 and March 20, 2024, you may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
The computer systems and fingerprint scanners involved in this Settlement were provided by a company called Pathfinder Software, LLC, doing business as CenterEdge Software (“CenterEdge”). CenterEdge supplies businesses in Illinois with point-of-sale systems that include a fingerprint scanner that allows the businesses’ employees to do things like clock in or out of work. The lawsuit alleges CenterEdge violated BIPA by collecting and possessing fingerprint data from people who used a fingerprint to access CenterEdge systems in Illinois without providing the required disclosures and obtaining written consent.
The Settlement resolves these claims against CenterEdge. CenterEdge denies any violation of the law. The Court did not decide whether CenterEdge violated the law. As part of the Settlement, CenterEdge has agreed to establish a Settlement Fund in the amount of $1,175,000, which, if approved by the Court, will pay for: (i) all payments to the Settlement Class; (ii) all expenses for administering the settlement; (iii) all taxes and tax expenses described in the Settlement Agreement; (iv) any service awards to the Class Representative; and (v) any attorneys’ fees and costs awarded to Class Counsel.
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The people included in the Settlement Class consist of two groups of people:
| Group 1: No Claim Form Needed |
| People who have already been identified by their employer as having scanned a fingerprint into a CenterEdge System in Illinois. People in this group will be sent notice and do not need to file a Claim Form to receive the settlement payment. If these people do nothing, they will receive the settlement payment. For more information about this group, click HERE. |
| Group 2: Must File Claim Form |
| People who scanned one or more fingers at a Sky Zone Trampoline Park located in Elmhurst, Aurora, or Joliet, Illinois. People who worked at Sky Zone Trampoline Park located in Elmhurst, Aurora, or Joliet Illinois will need to file a Claim Form to receive the settlement payment. In the Claim Form, people in this group will provide contact information and verify that, on at least one occasion between April 29, 2014 and March 20, 2024, they scanned their fingerprint at a Sky Zone Trampoline Park located in Elmhurst, Aurora, or Joliet, Illinois. To receive the Settlement Amount, the Claim Form must be electronically submitted or postmarked on or before June 24, 2024. For more information about this group, click HERE. You can complete a Claim Form online. To complete and submit a Claim Form, click HERE. You will need the Claimant ID listed on the Notice you received. You can also print the Claim Form and return it to the Settlement Administrator. To download the Claim Form, click HERE. |
The Notice that was delivered to you tells you which group you are in.
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Members of Group 1 and Group 2 can also opt-out or object to the Settlement. The deadline to do so is June 10, 2024.
The Court has scheduled a final approval hearing for August 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. Any settlement payments will only be distributed if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved. Please be patient.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read the information provided on this website and the settlement documents carefully.