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Inside Class Actions
Seventh Circuit Holds that BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively
In a new post on the Inside Privacy blog, our colleagues discuss the Seventh Circuit's recent Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Company holding that a 2024 amendment to the Illinois…
Inside Privacy
Seventh Circuit Holds that BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively
By Libbie Canter, Kathryn Cahoy, Natalie Dugan, Thea McCullough, Bryan Ramirez
On April 1, 2026, the Seventh Circuit in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Company held that an amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), limiting damages to a…
Class Action Defense Blog
Seventh Circuit Holds BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively, Reversing Three Illinois Federal Court Decisions
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Hayley Ryan, and Tyler Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: On April 1, 2026, in Clay et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al., Nos. 25-2185…
Blue Ocean Law Group Blog
The Illinois BIPA Tsunami ➲ Navigating the High Stakes of Biometric Data Risks
This blog article seeks to explain the rationale and warn about the increasingly high stakes of Biometric Data. In the architecture of modern security, a password is a temporary credential;…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Consumer Counterpoint Quick Take: Recent Decision from the Illinois Appellate Court – Biometric Information Privacy Act
By Kristine Argentine, Paul Yovanic Jr.
In this Consumer Counterpoint Quick Take episode, we discuss the Illinois Appellate Court’s recent decision in Salinas, et al. v. Surestaff, LLC, et al., 2026 IL App (3d) 250239, which…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois State Court Grants Certification Of BIPA Class Comprised Of Customers Who Used Apple’s Siri Function
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Hayley Ryan, and Tyler Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: In Zaluda et al. v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 2019 CH 11771, (Cir. Ct. Cook Cnty., Ill. Jan.…
AI Law and Policy
Illinois BIPA Suit Targets AI Note‑Takers: Practical Lessons for Meeting Transcription
By Brittany Walter, James Gatto
Another class action lawsuit—Cruz v. Fireflies.AI Corp.—puts a spotlight on potential legal risks associated with AI meeting assistants. The complaint alleges that the Fireflies tool records, analyzes, transcribes, and stores…
Class Action Defense Blog
Seventh Circuit Affirms Certification Of BIPA Class Comprised Of Customers Who Used Amazon’s “Virtual Try-On” Tool
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Tyler Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: In Svoboda, et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 25-1361, 2025 WL 3654053 (7th Cir. Dec. 17, 2025), a panel of…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 128: Illinois Federal Judge Certifies Class Of 1.2 Million Amazon Alexa Users In BIPA Class Action
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associates Hayley Ryan and Tyler Zmick with their analysis of an Illinois federal…
Regulatory Oversight
$51.75M Settlement in Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation Illustrates Creative Resolution for Startups Facing Parallel Litigation and Enforcement Action
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, David Navetta, Lauren Geiser, Daniel Waltz, Nick Gouverneur
Introduction On Thursday, March 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois granted final approval to a settlement agreement under which Clearview AI (Clearview) agreed to pay an…