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Illinois BIPA Reform Takes Effect

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The long-awaited amendment provides immediate relief to corporate defendants from business-destroying liability - On August 2, 2024, Senate Bill 2979 went into effect limiting available damages under Illinois’ Biometric...more

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BIPA Amendment Enacted

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On August 5, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB 2979, significantly amending the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This update represents a considerable decrease in the potential for...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Opens Door for Massive Damage Awards in Biometric Cases: 5 Things Employers Need to Know

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The Illinois Supreme Court just ensured that employers who don’t strictly comply with the state’s landmark biometric law could be on the hook for massive damage awards, a ruling that should cause you to immediately review...more

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$228M Verdict in First Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Trial

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After a five-day trial and only an hour of deliberation, the nation’s first trial under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) ended with a bang. The jury found that the defendant, BNSF Railway Company,...more

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Why the Connection Between Biometric Data and eDiscovery Will Continue to Grow

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Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Finds No Actual Injury is Required for Violation of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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Two significant decisions on the issue of standing to sue were handed down by the Illinois courts on January 25, 2019. Both of them offer significant assistance to the plaintiff’s class action bar by easing the requirements...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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Illinois Supreme Court Ruling: Biometric Privacy Law Only Requires Violation, Not Actual Harm

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On January 25, 2019, the Illinois State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) only requires individuals to show violation of the law to bring suit. Businesses with a presence in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Adopts Expansive Interpretation of Standing under Illinois BIPA, Potentially Opening the Flood Gates for...

In a much-anticipated ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court recently held that allegations of actual injury are not required to seek damages under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA or the Act). The case is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Actual Injury Unnecessary to Sue Under Illinois Biometric Law

The Illinois Supreme Court recently handed down its much-anticipated decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation et al., clarifying what makes someone “aggrieved” and able to bring a claim under the Illinois...more

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Biometric Privacy: Illinois Supreme Court Decision Allows Claims to Proceed Without Showing of Actual Harm

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On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a key ruling that will make it significantly easier for consumers and workers to sue and recover damages for mere non-compliance with the requirements of the state’s...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Issues Ruling On What "Aggrieved" Means Under The Biometric Information Privacy Act

The Illinois Supreme Court in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, et al. just held that under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) "an individual need not allege some actual injury or adverse...more

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