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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.
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Illinois Legislative Update: BIPA Reform Bill Reducing Damages Approved by Illinois House, Awaiting Governor's Signature

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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

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Trade Associations Weigh In on Claim Accrual Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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Adopting a “per-scan” theory of accrual or liability under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) would lead to absurd and unjust results, argued a friend-of-the-court brief filed by Jackson Lewis in Cothron v....more

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Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Defense to Biometric Privacy Class Actions

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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

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

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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

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

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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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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

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Biometric Privacy Update – Actual Harm Not Required

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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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Illinois Supreme Court: No ‘Actual Harm’ Required for Biometric Information Privacy Act Claims

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The Illinois Supreme Court held on January 25, 2019, that plaintiffs filing suit under the Biometric Information Privacy Act—which regulates how private entities disclose and discard biometric identifiers—do not need actual...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Opens Floodgates For Damages In Class Actions Alleging Violations of the Illinois Biometric Information...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court has held that a plaintiff may sue for mere violation of BIPA, regardless of injury. ...more

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