The Illinois Supreme Court started off 2023 answering two long-awaited and lingering questions about the reach and scope of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The Court’s decisions in Tims v. Black Horse Motor...more
On Friday, February 17, 2023, a divided Illinois Supreme Court decided that claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrue every time the law is violated, or each time a person’s biometric data is...more
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Tims v. Black Horse Motor Carriers, Inc., deciding that the Biometric Information Privacy Act’s (“BIPA”) prohibition against sale of biometric data, or...more
BIPA cases are filed almost daily in Illinois and other courts. Eye-popping settlements and verdicts grab headlines. Four key issues await decision by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Illinois legislature has no guidance in...more
Since the Illinois Supreme Court’s Rosenbach decision holding that BIPA is actionable on the mere showing of statutory violations rather than actual harm, litigants and courts alike have been busy shaping BIPA case law. Here...more