On July 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California signaled that a $650 million settlement of claims against Facebook, Inc. for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more
The COVID-19 pandemic created a new normal for Americans—one where family members of all ages work and go to school from home. Businesses and schools have turned to technology to facilitate remote work and e-learning. ...more
On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court held that plaintiffs can assert claims and recover statutory damages under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) based on a bare violation of the statute without...more
On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court held that plaintiffs can assert claims and recover statutory damages under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) based on a bare violation of the statute without...more
On September 28, 2018, an Illinois Appellate Court issued an opinion that will likely increase class-action filings under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). ...more
On May 30, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court accepted an appeal from an Illinois appellate court’s decision rejecting “no-injury” lawsuits under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) [Dkt. No. 123186]. The...more
On April 16, 2018, a California federal court certified a class of individuals suing Facebook for violating Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, paving the way for potentially billions of dollars in statutory...more
On February 26, 2018, a California federal court denied Facebook’s motion to dismiss claims under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, finding the plaintiff had Article-III standing despite the absence of tangible...more
Defense counsel are generally trained to remove cases to federal court, and to then seek dismissal of those cases, wherever possible. But those strategies can conflict where a defendant’s motion to dismiss argues that...more
On December 21, 2017, an Illinois appellate court issued an opinion that will significantly slow down the onslaught of putative class action lawsuits filed under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In...more
On November 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a case under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), finding that none of the alleged violations created a...more
Dozens of employers have been caught off guard by the rash of class-action lawsuits recently filed in Illinois alleging violations of Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). But while Illinois was the first, it...more
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The rising tide of litigation under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) shows no sign of ebbing anytime soon. No industry is immune, and here’s what companies should consider if they’ve been named as a...more
The Second Circuit became the first U.S. Court of Appeals to wade into the rising tide of litigation under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) when it conducted oral argument on October 26, 2017 in a BIPA...more