in Newswire Published on June 30, 2025

Class Action Lawsuit Claims Abbott Labs Illegally Requested Job Applicants’ Family Medical Histories

Nixon-Cobb v. Abbott Laboratories

Filed: June 24, 2025 § 1:25cv6980

A class action lawsuit claims Abbott Labs violated the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act by requiring job applicants to disclose their family medical histories.

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