Dolmage v. Combined Insurance Company Of America

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-03809

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Ruben Castillo

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  1. November 09, 2017

    Insurer Gets Win In Dillard's Employee's Privacy Suit

    Combined Insurance has beat claims it's liable for exposing the private information of a Dillard's employee after an Illinois federal judge ruled that a written privacy promise wasn't technically part of the insurance policy.

  2. August 29, 2017

    Dillard's Worker Says Insurer Can't Escape Privacy Suit

    A Dillard's employee told an Illinois federal judge on Monday that Combined Insurance Co. of America can't escape a suit accusing the department store chain of breaking a pledge to keep personal information off the internet, blasting the insurer's "ridiculous theory" that the rights of its insureds are restricted.

  3. August 15, 2017

    Insurer Says Privacy Clause Isn't Part Of Contract

    Combined Insurance Co. of America asked an Illinois federal court on Monday for summary judgment on breach of contract claims in a suit in which a Dillard's employee accused the insurance company of violating a pledge to keep private personal information off the internet.

  4. May 18, 2017

    Dillard's Worker Asks To Appeal Cert. Denial In Data Row

    A Dillard's employee on Thursday asked the Seventh Circuit for permission to appeal a ruling denying her bid to certify a class of workers alleging the retailer's insurer was liable for their personal information being displayed on a public website, saying the fact that class members are spread across many states doesn't preclude class certification.

  5. May 03, 2017

    Dillard's Insurer Won't Have To Face Data Breach Class

    Dillard's employees who had their personal information made public cannot collectively sue the insurer that allegedly caused the breach because the potential class members are spread across too many states, all with separate contract laws, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  6. February 13, 2017

    Insurer, Dillard's Worker Spar Over Class Cert. In Data Row

    Combined Insurance Co. of America stood behind its opposition to a Dillard's employee's bid to certify a class of workers alleging the retailer's insurer was liable for their personal information being displayed on a publicly accessible website, arguing Friday that its expert testimony is relevant and admissible.

  7. November 07, 2016

    Dillard's Employees Seek Class Cert. In Data Breach Suit

    A Dillard's employee urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to certify a class of thousands of current and former Dillard's workers alleging the company's insurer, Combined Insurance Co. of America, was liable for leaving their Social Security numbers and other information displayed on a publicly accessible website.

  8. February 25, 2016

    Dillard's Insurer Must Face Data Breach Claims

    An Illinois federal judge refused on Tuesday to dismiss a Dillard's employee's proposed class action holding the company's insurer responsible for a data breach that resulted in her personal information being posted online, holding that the insurer's "privacy pledge" was part of its policy.