Last week, as the Illinois legislative session nears its close, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to enact Senate Bill 2979, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) reform amendment that had previously passed...more
Illinois is a major destination for putative class actions arising out of data incidents such as ransomware and other attacks. The cases rarely involve actual demonstrable misuse of personal identifying information (PII)....more
There have been a series of unfavorable Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) opinions for defendants in the Illinois Supreme Court. But that streak may be changing. Shook Biometric Privacy Practice Chair Matt Wolfe along...more
Two recent court decisions in the high-profile White Castle and BNSF Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) matters have created additional uncertainty about damages in BIPA matters, likely driving up settlement...more
Last Friday saw what has become an all too common sight in Springfield, Illinois—the end of another legislative session without Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) reform. Going into the end of the session, hopes were...more
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Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court put an end to the streak of unfavorable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) opinions for defendants before that court. In Walton v. Roosevelt University, the...more
As you likely heard, in two recent rulings, the Illinois Supreme Court finally addressed important statute-of-limitations issues. In Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, the Supreme Court ruled that a five-year statute of...more
For the past year, many BIPA claims have been stayed pending yesterday’s Illinois Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC regarding whether employment-based BIPA claims are covered by Illinois’...more
One of the hottest trends in privacy litigation is the increasing use of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to file lawsuits against companies. In our Shook Shorts podcast, Shook Partner Matt Wolfe and Of...more