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Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Court Dismisses BIPA Class Action Brought Against Seller Of Point-Of-Sale Technology For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Tyler Z. Zmick, and Shaina Wolfe Duane Morris Takeaways: In White v. HungerRush LLC, No. 22-1206 (C.D. Ill. Mar. 28, 2023), the Court dismissed claims…
Eye On Privacy
Illinois Supreme Court Finds Federal Law Labor Preempts Union Members’ BIPA Claims
By David Poell
Can unionized employees sue their employers in court for violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)? In a rare victory for BIPA defendants, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled…
Employment Law Lookout
“BIPA Win For Union Employers: Union Employees’ BIPA Claims Are Preempted”
By Danielle Kays, and Danny Riley, Law Clerk Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 23, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the appellate court’s decision in Walton v. Roosevelt University, ruling that the…
Class Action Defense Blog
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Federal Labor Law Preempts BIPA Claims Asserted By Unionized Employees
By Alex W. Karasik, Tyler Z. Zmick, and Elizabeth C. Mincer Duane Morris Takeaways: In the Illinois Supreme Court’s latest ruling in the biometric privacy space, it decided in Walton v. Roosevelt University,…
The Global Privacy Watch
Breaking BIPA Developments: Damages Keep Piling Up (Webinar Recording)
The recent Cothron v. White Castle Illinois Supreme Court decision ruled that BIPA violations accrue with each collection, leading to skyrocketing claims – and damages. It’s critical for employers to understand what…
Password Protected
The Door Opens for Astronomical Damages Under BIPA
An Illinois Supreme Court ruling on February 17, 2023 opened the door to astronomical damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Enacted in 2008, BIPA provides for a…
Perkins on Privacy
Every Scan You Make: The Illinois Supreme Court Rules BIPA Claims Accrue With Each Biometric Data Collection or Disclosure
By Debra R. Bernard, Calvin Cohen, Sara Davey, Bradley Dlatt, Mylan Traylor
The Illinois Supreme Court recently opened the floodgates for class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and created potentially massive and catastrophic exposure for Illinois businesses. In a…
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…
Class Defense Blog
Illinois Supreme Court’s Most Recent BIPA Decision Exponentially Increases Potential Exposure for Businesses
By Archis A. Parasharami, Adam Hudes
The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued another decision interpreting the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to expand potential liability for businesses. The court held in Cothron v. White Castle that each time a business…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Illinois Supreme Court Rules BIPA Claims Accrue With Each Scan
By Joshua Davey, Molly DiRago, Robyn Lin
Q: Does a BIPA claim accrue each time a person's biometrics are scanned or only with the first such scan? A: A BIPA claim accrues with each scan. On February…