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Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies BIPA Violation Accruals, Opening the Door for “Annihilative” Damage
Podcast: BIPA Trends in 2022
Data Privacy Legislation, Part 2 (and bonus tips on teleworking from two law mamas who feel your pain!)
5 Key Takeaways | Biometrics: Identifying and Mitigating Legal Risks
The fingerprints of the federal courts are all over Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) jurisprudence, and Illinois state courts may want to change that. A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision disagreed with a...more
The Current Status of Privacy Laws Across the United States - Unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU), the United States does not have a nationwide comprehensive data privacy law....more
On November 30, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) does not apply to health care workers whose fingerprints are collected, stored, and used to access medication and...more
On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held in Mosby et al. v. The Ingalls Memorial Hospital et al. that when biometrics of healthcare employees are collected in the course of providing medical services,...more
Washington state recently passed the My Health My Data Act (the Act), which will almost certainly lead to an explosion of consumer lawsuits and follow-on insurance coverage disputes. The measure is intended to protect...more
Your biometric data tells the tale of who you are in intricate detail. Often, your biometric data is used to verify your identity at work or school. Currently, Illinois has the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the...more
The past few years have seen dramatic innovations in biometric technology and an accompanying exponential growth in the size of the biometrics industry, in part due to the spread of Internet of Things (IoT), artificial...more
We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more
For the second time in the past six months, a district court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging procedural and technical violations of the Illinois biometric privacy statute for lack of Article III standing. In Vigil v....more
1997’s “Gattaca” has something of a cult following. The story is set in a futuristic society in which genetics determines destiny. The protagonist, of course, overcomes all obstacles through sheer will power, and by...more
Earlier this month, an Illinois state court approved a $1.5 million settlement in a class action against L.A. Tan Enterprises, Inc., operator (directly and through franchisees) of L.A. Tan tanning salons. The settlement...more