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Year In Review: 2023 BIPA Litigation Takeaways

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. Since its enactment in 2008, Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has produced a wave of privacy-related...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

BIPA After Tims and White Castle: Now What?

As you likely heard, in two recent rulings, the Illinois Supreme Court finally addressed important statute-of-limitations issues. In Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, the Supreme Court ruled that a five-year statute of...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Every Unlawful Biometric Scan or Transmission is Separate BIPA Claim

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A split Illinois Supreme Court issued on Friday another long-awaited decision interpreting the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), holding that a separate BIPA violation occurs with each undisclosed and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

BIPA Alert: Potential Billion Dollar Exposure for Companies Operating in Illinois under New Illinois Biometric Data Rulings

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In just the last two weeks, the Illinois Supreme Court dealt two significant blows would be defendants (i.e., employers and consumer-facing companies) under Illinois’ exacting Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA). The...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Five Year Statute of Limitations Applies to All BIPA Claims

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On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court filed an opinion in Jorome Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., holding that Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is subject to a single, five-year statute of...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Illinois Supreme Court Rules a Five-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to BIPA Claims

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On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a long awaited ruling on Jorome Tims et al. v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., No. 127801, a class action lawsuit alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information...more

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Biometric Claims Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations Under Illinois BIPA

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The Supreme Court of Illinois recently resolved an outstanding and hotly debated question – claims brought under the Illinois Biometric Information and Privacy Act (BIPA) are subject to a five-year statute of limitations. The...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Time Is of the Essence: Hidden Time Limits in Statutory Requirements

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If a law requires you to do something, it's a good idea to assume that you don't have an unlimited amount of time to do it—after all, an obligation without a time limit isn't really an obligation. A well-written law will...more

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Time After Time: Illinois Supreme Court Asked To Decide When Statute of Limitations Accrues for BIPA Violations

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) requires businesses to notify individuals before collecting their biometric identifiers such as fingerprints (click here to read our previous client...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Specifies BIPA Accrual of Statute of Limitations

On December 15, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court decided a heavily litigated issue under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA): When does the statute of limitations to file suit under...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Litigation Update on Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

Earlier this year, we reported on the potential breeding ground for litigation under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”).  A recent decision from an Illinois state appellate panel on the different limitations...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Biometric Information Privacy Update: New Illinois Appellate Ruling Expands Temporal Recovery Period and Suggests Enhanced Damage...

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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

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Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Statute of Limitations Period for BIPA Claims

On September 17, 2021, an Illinois Appellate Court addressed the appropriate statute of limitations period for claims brought pursuant to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or the “Act”), 740 ILCS §...more

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New Bill Could Provide Relief to Illinois Employers in Biometric Cases

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A new legislative proposal pending before Illinois lawmakers has the potential to make life a lot easier for employers and businesses when it comes to exposure and liability for biometric privacy claims. While the Illinois...more

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The Illinois Biometric Landscape Gets Even Tougher For Employers

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has proven to be a significant burden on Illinois employers, and a recent Illinois federal court decision may have made the legal landscape even more difficult. In Cothron...more

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Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

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