Politics & Government

Palatine Parking Ticket Privacy Case Rejected by Supreme Court

An $80 million class action lawsuit started by a man who claimed his Palatine parking ticket included too much private information continues after nearly three years.

In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to hear an $80 million class action lawsuit stemming from a village parking ticket issued in August of 2010, according to a lawyer for the Village of Palatine. 

Jason Senne, the plaintiff, alleged that his privacy was breached when he received a parking ticket, which he said contained personal information including the car's VIN and tag numbers, driver's license number, along with his address, height, weigh and sex in addition to other details, according to Law 360. 

Since 2010, Senne sued in Illinois federal court, but that court found the tickets permissible under the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA). Law 360 reported the ruling was petitioned in August of 2012, and the court found the DPPA was in fact violated. 

In court, Palatine argued that the suit, if won by Senne, would cost more than 100 times the revenue brought in by parking tickets, according to Law 360. 

According to Palatine lawyer Patrick Brankin, despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision, the case is still pending and the village is continuing to go through the trail court process. 


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