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Class Action Biometric Information Arbitration

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Key Takeaways: Developments and Trends in Privacy Law: a Look at BIPA and Wiretapping Litigation

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The latest developments under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and a recent wave of wiretapping class actions and arbitrations against website operators and third-party analytics companies are analyzed in a recent...more

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ArentFox Schiff's 2023 Class Action Year in Review

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ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update: Privacy and Data Protection

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Second Circuit Denies Settlement of Data Breach Case Due to Lack of Standing - As we previously reported, in April 2021, the Second Circuit became the latest federal circuit to hold that an individual may establish Article...more

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Illinois Federal Court Finds Shutterfly User Must Arbitrate Illinois Biometric Privacy Claim Even Though Shutterfly Unilaterally...

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Plaintiffs Vernita Miracle-Pond and Samantha Paraf, each Shutterfly users with a Shutterfly account, sued defendant Shutterfly Inc., on behalf of themselves and similarly situated Shutterfly users, under the Illinois...more

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Illinois Federal Court Sends Privacy Class Action Against Shutterfly To Arbitration

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After a defendant in a biometric privacy class action lawsuit unilaterally implemented an arbitration clause, a federal court in Illinois granted the company’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup: Spring 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our spring edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2019. There was a veritable traffic jam in the courts for the automotive industry. Manufacturers saw...more

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Southwest Airlines Biometric Information Case Dismissed—Sent to Arbitration

We have been following litigation surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and noting that many employers have been sued for using fingerprints for employees to clock into their jobs....more

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