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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.
Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Illinois State Courts Strike Back: The Future of BIPA Litigation After Visual Pak

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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

Segal McCambridge

The Illinois State Legislature Set to Take up BIPA Reform

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Recently, the Illinois General Assembly have restarted efforts to amend the Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008 (“the Act”). On January 31, 2024, Senator Bill Cunningham introduced S.B. 2979 ostensibly to answer the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Illinois BIPA’s Healthcare Exemption Not Limited to Patient Information, Illinois Supreme Court Rules

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Healthcare workers’ alleged biometric information “collected, used, and stored to access medications and medical supplies for patient health care treatment” is excluded from coverage under section 10 of Illinois’ Biometric...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Illinois High Court Allows Biometric Privacy Claims to Go Back Five Years

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A plaintiff has her fingerprints forever. But she doesn’t have forever to file a lawsuit for improper retention, deletion, collection, or use of her fingerprints. For years, Illinois courts have been perplexed on what statute...more

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