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Illinois Reigns In Excesses of Biometric Information Privacy Act: Form of Consent Expanded and Claims Limited

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New amendments to Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) expand the ways in which consent may be obtained and reverse a critical holding in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., significantly reducing a company’s...more

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BIPA Damages Reform Bill Signed in Illinois

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On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation reforming Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Senate Bill 2979 immediately amends BIPA to limit a private entities’ potential liability...more

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First Biometrics, Now Genetics: Is GIPA the Next BIPA for Employers to Worry About?

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Most employers operating in Illinois are (or should be) aware of Illinois' stringent Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA). As we have written about previously, BIPA’s requirements are exacting, and BIPA plaintiffs do...more

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Illinois Federal Judge Says Privacy Act Damages Are Discretionary, Vacates $228M Award

A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois vacated a $228 million damages award issued following the first-ever jury verdict in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) class action and...more

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