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Illinois Governor Signs Law That Limits Damages Recoverable Under the Biometric Information Privacy Act

On August 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which will limit defendants’ exposure to liability on a “per scan” basis and clarify that electronic...more

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BIPA Damages Reform Bill Signed in Illinois

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On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation reforming Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Senate Bill 2979 immediately amends BIPA to limit a private entities’ potential liability...more

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BIPA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery

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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more

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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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District Court Confirms That Damages Are Discretionary Under Illinois’ Biometric Statute

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On June 30, 2023 the Northern District of Illinois vacated the $228 million damages award previously entered in the first jury trial arising under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and ordered a new jury...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Privacy Act Per-Scan Damages

On July 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois declined to reconsider its February 2023 holding that claims under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) accrue on each and every scan or...more

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BNSF Awarded New Trial for BIPA $228M Award

BNSF Railway, previously hit with a $228 million jury award for violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when collecting fingerprints of employees, was recently awarded a new trial to determine damages....more

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A Fresh Perspective on Data Protection and Damages - Opening statements by Peter Hense at a University of Vienna panel titled "EU Future Talks, Non-Material Damages for GDPR Violations: Quo Vadis Österreichische Post...more

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Working 9 to 5: What a Way to Rack Up BIPA Violations

February brought big changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) litigation landscape. On the heels of a catastrophic 228 million dollar jury verdict against BNSF, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Doubles Down on Liability for BIPA Claims

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On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued another blockbuster ruling interpreting the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In a 4 to 3 decision, the Court in Cothorn v. White Castle Systems held...more

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Divided Illinois Supreme Court Holds that BIPA Claims Accrue with Each Scan, Potentially Opening the Door to Massive Damages...

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In a recent 4-3 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court held that claims under sections 15(b) and 15(d) of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue each time a private entity collects a biometric identifier...more

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Jury Returns First-of-its-Kind Verdict Against Company in Biometric Class Action

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The first jury verdict to address violations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) resulted in a $2.28 million judgment against BNSF Railway. The case involved a class of more than 40,000 truck drivers who...more

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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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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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Privacy and Data Security Alert | June 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act: The Next Frontier - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities...more

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California’s New Consumer Privacy Act: What Employers Need to Know

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California continues to lead the way on privacy and cybersecurity legislation with the enactment on June 28, 2018, of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“Privacy Act” or “Act”). The Privacy Act joins other California laws...more

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 - Increased Consumer Privacy Protections and Significant Business Compliance Burdens

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On June 28, 2018, the California Legislature unanimously passed, and the Governor immediately signed, a sweeping expansion of data privacy protections for residents of California. Assembly Bill No. 375, entitled the...more

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California Passes GDPR-Lite: Strictest Privacy Law in United States

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California recently, and quickly, passed the strictest data privacy law in the land: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB-375). Businesses now have less than 18 months to reassess their consumer privacy policies...more

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Airline Cargo Company Sued Under Illinois Biometric Law

Alliance Ground International is the latest company to be sued for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for collecting and storing its employees’ fingerprints without their consent....more

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