Bridges v. Blackstone, Inc.

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing for failure to state cause of action in plaintiffs' class action, alleging that defendant’s acquisition of Ancestry.com (Ancestry) via stock acquisition purchase violated section 30 of Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA); and (2) said stock sale amounted to disclosure of “identity of any person upon whom genetic test is performed or [disclosure] of results of genetic tests in manner that permits identification of subject of test.” Although Ancestry had allegedly paired plaintiffs’ genetic tests with personally identifiable information, Dist. Ct. could properly find that plaintiffs’ complaint failed to allege how instant stock acquisition of Ancestry amounted to any compulsory disclosure, where complaint merely alleged that defendant had received protected information, but failed to plead facts indicating that defendant had compelled Ancestry to disclose any genetic information.