It seems as of late that decisions regarding the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and insurance coverage for those claims have been coming as quick as finger scan. Fresh off the heels of...more
In Citizens Ins. Co. of Amer. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC no. 20-05980 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected the application of three separate general...more
3/9/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fingerprints ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right to Privacy
In American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Caremel, Inc., 2022 WL 79868, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 7, 2022), the Illinois federal district court ruled that a CGL policy did not provide “personal and advertising injury” defense coverage...more