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Judge finds contradictions in Ancestry.com complaint; Plaintiff seeks review at Seventh Circuit
CHICAGO – Ancestry.com DNA user Carolyn Bridges of St. Clair County petitioned U.S. appellate judges to review rejection of a claim that purchase of the website by Blackstone Group violated privacy of every user in Illinois. -
Lawyers in Ancestry.com class action level personal attack against Blackstone CEO
EAST ST. LOUIS – Plaintiff lawyers hurled a personal attack on Blackstone Investment Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman in a proposed class action proceeding in federal court. -
Co-plaintiff in proposed class action against Blackstone over Ancestry.com dismisses claim
EAST ST. LOUIS – Danny Collins of Cook County, one of two plaintiffs claiming Blackstone Group obtained genetic information without consent when it bought Ancestry.com’s DNA business, has chosen not to pursue the claim. He dismissed it without prejudice on Sept. 9, leaving St. Clair County resident Carolyn Bridges as sole plaintiff.