News & Analysis as of

Insurance Litigation Biometric Information Privacy Act Policy Exclusions

Wiley Rein LLP

Exclusion for Disclosure of “Confidential or Personal Information” Bars Coverage for BIPA Claim Involving Collection and...

Wiley Rein LLP on

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, has held that an exclusion for claims arising out of any access to or disclosure of any person’s “confidential or personal information” bars...more

Carlton Fields

Seventh Circuit Declines to Enforce Plain Language of Distribution of Material Exclusion in Business Liability Policy

Carlton Fields on

On June 15, 2023, in Citizens Insurance Company of America v. Wynndalco Enterprises LLC, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ decision holding that a...more

Kennedys

What one court giveth, a brother court taketh away: Thermoflex and 3 policy exclusions in the context of BIPA

Kennedys on

In Citizens Ins. Co. of Amer. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC no. 20-05980 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected the application of three separate general...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Insurance Coverage for Alleged Violations of BIPA

Gould + Ratner LLP on

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week in favor of a company seeking insurance coverage for defense of a lawsuit alleging the company had violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). The ruling in the case,...more

K&L Gates LLP

OnRisk: Biometric Insurance

K&L Gates LLP on

Issues of digital privacy are multi-faceted and extend far beyond the now-routine data breaches that make headlines. The digital collection, use, and storage of biometric information (fingerprints, retinal or iris scans,...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide