A federal judge in Illinois recently ruled that online shoppers cannot sustain claims that a virtual try-on (VTO) tool that allegedly scans facial geometry to preview the look of sunglasses on their face violates the...more
4/7/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
E-Commerce ,
Exemptions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
On February 17, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois held claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) accrue on each and every scan or collection and further allowed so-called per scan...more
On November 3, 2022, an Illinois circuit court judge dismissed a Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) putative class action against Samsara, Inc., a DashCam developer. DashCam is a safety technology for...more
11/11/2022
/ App Developers ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dashcams ,
Data Collection ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Safety Equipment ,
Video Recordings ,
Written Consent
On February 3, 2022, in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, the Illinois Supreme Court held the exclusive remedy provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (“Compensation Act”) do not preempt employee...more
The Illinois Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Rosenbach and reversed the appellate court’s decision that technical violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or “Act”) without “some...more
2/4/2019
/ Actual Injuries ,
Amusement Parks ,
Appeals ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
FACTA ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Putative Class Actions