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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.
Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Marriott Faces Class Action for Alleged Violation of Illinois Biometrics Law

Last week Marriott Hotel Services was hit with a class action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Illinois’ Biometrics Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The lawsuit alleges that the hotel violated BIPA by requiring workers to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

It’s Not Just Illinois Anymore. Biometric Identifier Laws Increase Across US

Biometric identifiers are unique to every individual. They include your fingerprints, facial structure, and even how you walk. There is the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”), and biometric protection...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Opens Door for More Actions Under BIPA

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The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has been a fertile source of class action litigation in recent years as courts continue to grapple with the scope of potential liability of employers and other entities who have...more

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Court Rules Apple’s Face-ID Does Not Violate BIPA

An Illinois appellate court has ruled that Apple’s biometric unlock features, including Touch ID fingerprint scanning and Face ID facial geometry scanning, do not violate the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

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Class Action Suits Targeting Biometric Information Continue to Seek Large Payouts

To say that class action litigation regarding the use or collection of “biometric information” – such as fingerprints, face records, or voice records – is expensive would be a gross understatement.  The damages sought, and...more

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Railway Company Proceeds With First Ever BIPA Jury Trial in Federal District Court in Chicago

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the first jury trial of an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) class action case began in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in a case entitled Rogers...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Defense to Biometric Privacy Class Actions

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has spawned a tsunami of class actions against employers who utilize biometric timekeeping or security systems. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court in McDonald v. Symphony...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Kronos Biometric Information Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved for $15.3M

Kronos, Inc., has agreed to (and a federal judge has preliminarily approved) a $15.3 million settlement to resolve claims that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting biometric...more

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Illinois Court of Appeals: Statute of Limitations for Most Biometric Privacy Claims Remains at Five Years

In Illinois, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) regulates the collection and use of “biometric information” such as fingerprints, facial images, and voice records.  It imposes significant penalties and has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Biometric Information Privacy Programs

Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continues to be a problem for employers who are using biometric information such as palm readers or fingerprint timekeeping software....more

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Retirement Community Chain Settles Alleged BIPA Violations for Almost $1 Million

Lifespace Communities (Lifespace) Inc., a retirement community chain with more than 15 communities in eight states, recently settled a class action for $987,850 for its alleged violation of the Illinois Biometric Information...more

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Better Turn on Your Push Notifications - TikTok may be Changing the Way Class Action Notifications are Distributed

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TikTok is once again making news, but not because of a viral dance or fashion trend. A class action lawsuit is now pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the popular video sharing...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Exam-Proctoring Software Targeted in New Wave of BIPA Class Action Litigation

Over the last several years, class action lawsuits filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) have proliferated. These lawsuits have tended to come in waves: from claims involving consumer-facing...more

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Designing a BIPA Defense: Using Preemption and Arbitration to Defeat Biometric Class Actions

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Since the Illinois Supreme Court issued its seminal decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. in the beginning of 2019, companies using fingerprint scanners and other biometric technologies have faced a...more

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Biometric and Facial Recognition Lawsuits and Regulation “Face” National Expansion

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The federal government is looking to put its finger on the pulse of biometric privacy with the proposed National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 (S. 4400), introduced by United States Senators Bernie Sanders...more

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The Growing Number of Biometric Privacy Laws and the Post-COVID Consumer Class Action Risks for Businesses

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Biometric privacy continues to be a hot-button topic in the United States, and internationally, with states continuing to join the wave of strict consumer biometric data protection laws. In an effort to avoid costly class...more

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Finding Article III Standing, Ninth Circuit Declines to Do an About-Face in Illinois Biometric Privacy Class Action against...

In an important opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that plaintiffs in the ongoing Facebook biometric privacy class action have alleged a concrete injury-in-fact to confer Article III standing and that...more

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Copy-Cat Class Actions Meet Copy-Cat Legislation: Illinois’ BIPA Spurs New Biometric Privacy Legislation Across The Nation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: While most employers are likely familiar with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), they should know that Illinois is not the only state with a biometric privacy law and many other states...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Be Cautious When Collecting and Using Biometric Information

We only have one unique face, two irises and ten fingerprints. We can’t change our biometrics like we can a credit card number. Yet many companies are collecting and using their employees’ and our biometric information for...more

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Biometric Privacy Class Actions By The Numbers: Analyzing Illinois’ Hottest Class Action Trend

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the last few years, Illinois companies have quickly become aware of the risks associated with the state’s unique biometric privacy law. Originally passed in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information...more

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Newly Proposed Legislation To Restrict Biometric Privacy Class Actions In Illinois

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Although the Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags may have upped the ante for employers facing litigation under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”)...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Finds No Actual Harm Needed to Sue Under State’s Biometric Privacy Statute

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The Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) (BIPA) requires that companies obtain written consent and disclose how they collect, retain, disclose and destroy biometric identifiers such as retina or...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Biometric Privacy Update – Actual Harm Not Required

Since the passage of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008, it has been used by plaintiffs’ attorneys to sue companies that use biometric identification technologies. Many BIPA cases have failed...more

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Clarity on the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, The Supreme Court Weighs In

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following an opinion by the Illinois Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit will discuss the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act issue — whether the Act requires class plaintiffs to show that they suffered actual harm...more

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