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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
A new Illinois law limits the damages plaintiffs can seek under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Our Labor & Employment Group explores the change’s impact on employers....more
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which will limit defendants’ exposure to liability on a “per scan” basis and clarify that electronic...more
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
Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more
In a significant legislative development, the Illinois House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill 2979, with a vote of 81 to 30, which amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to...more
On June 30, 2023 the Northern District of Illinois vacated the $228 million damages award previously entered in the first jury trial arising under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and ordered a new jury...more
On July 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois declined to reconsider its February 2023 holding that claims under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) accrue on each and every scan or...more
BNSF Railway, previously hit with a $228 million jury award for violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when collecting fingerprints of employees, was recently awarded a new trial to determine damages....more
February brought big changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) litigation landscape. On the heels of a catastrophic 228 million dollar jury verdict against BNSF, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an...more
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued another blockbuster ruling interpreting the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court in Cothorn v. White Castle Systems held...more
In a recent 4-3 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court held that claims under sections 15(b) and 15(d) of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue each time a private entity collects a biometric identifier...more
The first jury verdict to address violations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) resulted in a $2.28 million judgment against BNSF Railway. The case involved a class of more than 40,000 truck drivers who...more
The Illinois First District Appellate Court threw employers a curveball when it recently held that different statutes of limitations apply to various sections of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS §14/...more
Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more
Alliance Ground International is the latest company to be sued for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for collecting and storing its employees’ fingerprints without their consent....more