On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill 1286 (“SB 1286”). SB 1286 will extend existing consumer debt collection protections in California to small businesses and to the collection...more
In a ruling that maintains the status quo created by the Illinois Supreme Court’s holding in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004, the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the trial court’s ruling that certain of...more
In a highly anticipated decision issued in February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a separate claim accrues under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) each...more
In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly vacated a $228 million damages award in Richard Rogers v. BNSF Railway Co., the first case tried to a verdict under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more
As governments around the world work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and the public is reintroduced to the phrase “shelter-in-place,” another age-old term has quickly emerged as the clause du jour in commercial contracts:...more
No Actual Harm Necessary to Assert Biometric Privacy Claims in Illinois -
On January 25th, the Illinois Supreme Court held that an individual does not need to allege actual harm in order to seek liquidated damages and...more
1/28/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) held its annual SEC Speaks conference in Washington, DC on February 23 and 24, 2018 and provided remarks from the Chairman and commissioners, discussions...more
3/1/2018
/ Absolute Immunity ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Asset Management ,
Asset Recovery ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Complex Financial Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Abuse ,
OCIE ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies