Branson et al v. Caterpillar Inc.
Case Number:
1:23-cv-14329
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- Burke Law Offices LLC
- McDermott Will & Schulte
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Siri & Glimstad
- Sweetnam LLC
- Wallace Miller
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April 03, 2026
Caterpillar Worker's Bankruptcy Dooms Genetic Privacy Claim
An Illinois federal judge has thrown out a Caterpillar Inc. employee's proposed class genetic privacy suit over allegedly illegal medical history probes, saying the worker's midcase Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing means the claims now belong to his bankruptcy estate and not to him personally.
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October 15, 2025
Bankruptcy Can't End Caterpillar Privacy Suit, Ex-Worker Says
A former Caterpillar employee urged an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday not to let his bankruptcy spell doom for his lawsuit claiming the machinery manufacturer illegally collects applicants' family medical histories, arguing he properly used a 'wildcard exemption' to shield his assets from creditors.
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August 15, 2024
Caterpillar Must Face Illinois Ex-Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit
Caterpillar Inc. can't escape a proposed class action alleging it violated an Illinois genetic information privacy statute by asking job applicants about their family medical history, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the machinery manufacturer's assertion that it didn't intend to collect the data.