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765 ILCS 1075/40 (2026)

Violations; monetary relief

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(765 ILCS 1075/40)
    Sec. 40. Violations; monetary relief.
    (a) A person who violates Section 30 of this Act may be liable for either of the following, whichever is greater:
        (1) actual damages, profits derived from the
    
unauthorized use, or both; or
        (2) $1,000.
    (b) Punitive damages may be awarded against a person found to have willfully violated Section 30 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Trannel v. Prairie Ridge Media, Inc., 2013 IL App (2d) 120725 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Trannel v. Prairie Ridge Media, Inc., 2013 IL App (2d) 120725 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 4× “765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2010).”
Christine Dancel v. Groupon, Inc., 940 F.3d 381 (7th Cir. 2019). “(There are other requirements regard- ing numerosity and the amount in controversy, but they are met here—Dancel alleges each of the tens of thousands of class members is entitled to $1000 in statutory damages, 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(2).) Groupon, the sole defendant, is a Dela-…”
Jordan v. Dominick's Finer Foods, 115 F. Supp. 3d 950 (N.D. Ill. 2015). · cites it 3× “Shadur granted in part Jordan’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Safeway violated the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/40 (“IRPA”), by misappropriating Jordan’s identity, and Jordan voluntarily withdrew his remaining claims against Defendants [126].”
Christine Dancel v. Groupon, Inc. (7th Cir. 2019). “(There are other requirements regard- ing numerosity and the amount in controversy, but they are met here—Dancel alleges each of the tens of thousands of class members is entitled to $1000 in statutory damages, 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(2).) Groupon, the sole defendant, is a Dela-…”
Fischer v. Instant Checkmate LLC. (N.D. Ill. 2022). “at 34. 3. Statutory Damages and Attorney Fees Instant Checkmate next contends that the ability of prevailing IRPA plaintiffs to recover statutory damages and attorney fees undermines superiority.”
Johnson v. Better Vet LLC (N.D. Ill. 2024). “The text of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act does not place a cap on the number of violations that can give rise to statutory damages, 765 ILCS 1075/40, and Johnson makes no argument that a recovery of $75,000 would be legally impos- sible.”
Sebaggala v. Levinson, 2025 IL App (1st) 231077-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 765 ILCS 1075/40(a) (West 2020). ¶ 59 Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that “[o]n NTAC’s website, Levinson solicits donations and fundraising through multiple links” and that plaintiffs used Sebaggala’s name and likeness to generate outrage and raise donations.”
— 765 ILCS 1075/40(a) — 1 case
Sebaggala v. Levinson, 2025 IL App (1st) 231077-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 765 ILCS 1075/40(a) (West 2020). ¶ 59 Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that “[o]n NTAC’s website, Levinson solicits donations and fundraising through multiple links” and that plaintiffs used Sebaggala’s name and likeness to generate outrage and raise donations.”
— 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(1) — 1 case
Trannel v. Prairie Ridge Media, Inc., 2013 IL App (2d) 120725 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2010).”
— 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(2) — 4 cases
Christine Dancel v. Groupon, Inc., 940 F.3d 381 (7th Cir. 2019). “(There are other requirements regard- ing numerosity and the amount in controversy, but they are met here—Dancel alleges each of the tens of thousands of class members is entitled to $1000 in statutory damages, 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(2).) Groupon, the sole defendant, is a Dela-…”
Trannel v. Prairie Ridge Media, Inc., 2013 IL App (2d) 120725 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2010).”
Christine Dancel v. Groupon, Inc. (7th Cir. 2019). “(There are other requirements regard- ing numerosity and the amount in controversy, but they are met here—Dancel alleges each of the tens of thousands of class members is entitled to $1000 in statutory damages, 765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(2).) Groupon, the sole defendant, is a Dela-…”
Fischer v. Instant Checkmate LLC. (N.D. Ill. 2022). “at 34. 3. Statutory Damages and Attorney Fees Instant Checkmate next contends that the ability of prevailing IRPA plaintiffs to recover statutory damages and attorney fees undermines superiority.”
— 765 ILCS 1075/40(b) — 1 case
Trannel v. Prairie Ridge Media, Inc., 2013 IL App (2d) 120725 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “765 ILCS 1075/40(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2010).”
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