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Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Five-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To The BIPA
By Alex W. Karasik, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: In one of the most highly anticipated class action rulings in years, in Tims, et…
Employment Class Action Blog
Illinois Supreme Court: 5-Year Statute of Limitations for BIPA Claims
By Joel Griswold, Bonnie Keane DelGobbo, Amy L. Lenz
Earlier today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, in which the court held that a five-year statute of limitations…
Privacy World
BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court Sets Five-Year Statute of Limitations for All BIPA Claims
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court resolved the hotly disputed question of whether a one-year or five-year statute of limitations period applies to claims brought under the Biometric Information Privacy Act…
The Firewall
Bad News for BIPA Defendants: Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Five-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to All BIPA Claims
By Melanie J. Chico, Jennifer Warner Torrez
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a long-awaited and highly-anticipated decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., which is sure to have a long-term ripple effect on litigation under…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Eagerly Awaited Decisions For BIPA Class Action Litigation in 2023
By Kristine Argentine, Paul Yovanic Jr.
Despite its enactment in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act's (BIPA) legal standards were largely undeveloped until its emergence to the main stage circa 2017. But with the decisions…
Privacy World
Privacy World 2022 Year in Review: Biometrics and AI
By Kristin Bryan, Kyle Fath, Margaret Booz McGowan
2022 was another year of high activity and significant developments in the realm of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and biometric privacy related matters, including in regard to issues arising under the…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Upcoming Webinar: The Here and Now of BIPA: Updates and Developments in Biometric Privacy
Time of the event:3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mountain12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific About the Program On Tuesday, February…
Consumer Finance Monitor
California federal court enforces “clickwrap” web agreement and compels arbitration of claims against Google
Last week, a California federal court granted Google’s motion to compel arbitration of claims asserted by customers who alleged that their Fitbit watches burned their skin. The opinion in Houtchens…
Data Protection Report
BIPA and the record retention requirement
By David Kessler (US), Anna Rudawski (US), Susan Ross (US), Susana Medeiros (US)
On November 30, 2022, an Illinois court of appeals ruled that Illinois’ biometrics privacy law—known as BIPA—requires that anyone subject to that law must develop a retention and destruction schedule…
Class Action & Mass Torts
BNSF Seeks New Trial After First Ever BIPA Jury Verdict Because Damages Are Unconstitutional And Unreasonable
By Danielle Kays and Danny Riley, Law Clerk Seyfarth Synopsis: BNSF Railway seeks a new trial following the verdict against it in the first ever jury verdict in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) class action.…