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Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
“Catch-All” Can’t Catch ‘Em All: Seventh Circuit Finds Coverage for a BIPA Claim Despite Catch-All Provision in Policy’s Statutory Violation Exclusion
By Rachel E. Hudgins, Syed S. Ahmad
When is a catch-all provision too broad? When “a plain-text reading of that provision would swallow a substantial portion of the coverage that the policy otherwise explicitly purports to provide,”…
Class Action Defense Blog
California District Court Gives Green Light To BIPA Claims Brought Against YouTube
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Tyler Z. Zmick Duane Morris Takeaways: In Colombo v. YouTube, LLC, et al., No. 22-CV-6987, 2023 WL 4240226 (N.D. Cal. June 28, 2023), the…
Trellis.Law Blog
The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act: A Comprehensive Guide to BIPA Litigation
By Nicole Clark
Introduction to Biometric Privacy Laws in the United States There are three states with independent laws on biometric privacy: Illinois, Texas, and Washington. However, out of these three, only Illinois…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode Seventeen: The Illinois BIPA: Fingerprints, Facial Recognition, And The Future Of Privacy Litigation
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Alex Karasik with their analysis of privacy class action trends…
Carpe Datum Law
Federal Court Rejects Application of BIPA Statute of Limitations to Privacy Act Violations
By Danielle Kays, James Nasiri
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently denied Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider a prior dismissal of his privacy action due to untimeliness. In a…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Federal Court Rejects Application of BIPA Statute of Limitations to Privacy Act Violations
By Danielle Kays, James Nasiri
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently denied Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider a prior dismissal of his privacy action due to untimeliness. In a…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Cyber Insurance Policy Provides Coverage in Biometric Lawsuit: Cybersecurity Trends
By Doug Austin
In a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuit, a tech company found a defense in an unexpected place – its cyber insurance policy. The post Cyber Insurance Policy Provides Coverage…
Privacy World
Privacy World Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you…
Information Bytes
Less Data #4: Illinois court rules that lack of data retention schedule violates BIPA
By Peter Sloan
Illinois court rules that failure to establish a biometric data retention schedule is an actionable BIPA violation. What may this mean for other states' privacy laws that require data minimization…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Trial Court Grants Class Certification In BIPA Class Action
By Alex W. Karasik, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Takeaways: In Palacios v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP, Case No. 18-CH-16030 (Cir. Ct. Cook County, Ill. Mar.…