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Biometric Privacy Insider
Monthly BIPA Filings: April 2024
Daniel R. Saeedi | Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) filings continue to occur in the Illinois courts. April saw 53 new BIPA complaints filed in Illinois, the vast majority of which were…
Class Action Defense Blog
BIPA Plaintiffs Ring The Bell In Class Certification Victory Over Amazon
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Tyler Zmick, and Christian J. Palacios Duane Morris Takeaways: In Svoboda v. Amazon, Case No. 21-C-5336, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58867 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 30,…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Federal Court Orders Samsung To Defend 806 Individual BIPA Claims In Arbitration And Pay $311,000 In Arbitration Filing Fees
By Eden E. Anderson, Rebecca Bjork, and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Duane Morris Takeaways: On February 15, 2024, the Judge Harry Leinenweber of the U.S. District Court for the Northern…
HeplerBroom Blog
Is There Insurance Coverage for an Underlying BIPA Lawsuit?
Explores the Visual Pak case and its impact on whether insurers in Illinois have an obligation to defend their insureds in BIPA litigation.
Employment Law Lookout
Privacy In Focus: BIPA’s Current Landscape and the Crucial Role of Statutory Exemptions
By Kristine Argentine and Paul Yovanic Jr. Throughout much of 2023, businesses found themselves in a challenging position as they continued to grapple with defending against Illinois Biometric Information Privacy (BIPA) class action…
WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
Year In Review: 2023 BIPA Litigation Takeaways
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
Since its enactment in 2008, Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act has produced a wave of privacy-related litigation across the United States, and 2023 was no exception. Last year featured hundreds…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Federal Court Partially Dismisses Class Action Privacy Claims Involving “Eufy” Security Cameras
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W. Karasik, and Tyler Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: In Sloan, et al. v. Anker Innovations Ltd., No. 22-CV-7174 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 9, 2024), Judge Sarah…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Five Of Six Causes of Action In Data Breach Class Action Against Chicagoland Nonprofit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Emilee N. Crowther Duane Morris Takeaways: In Wittmeyer v. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Rights, No. 23-CV-1108, 2024 WL 182211…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 43: Employer Liability Under BIPA: First Class-Wide Summary Judgment BIPA Ruling
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Christian Palacios with their discussion of what is believed to…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Trial Court Grants Class-Wide Summary Judgement In BIPA Privacy Lawsuit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W. Karasik, and Christian J. Palacios Duane Morris Takeaways: In Thompson, et al., v. Matcor Metal Fabrication (Illinois), Inc., Case No. 2020-CH-00132 (Ill. Cir.…