( March 13, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted final approval of a class action settlement resolving allegations that a corporation violated the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA) by displaying individuals’ personally identifiable information (PII) in seven-day free trials of its data aggregation products, which the plaintiffs contended were used to market paid subscriptions; the settlement provides injunctive relief barring the use of Illinois class members’ PII in free trials, includes $2,500 service awards for two class representatives and $492,500 in attorney fees and costs....