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Articles on Biometric Information Privacy Act

BIPA Update: Illinois Adopts Reform Limiting Potential Claims (And Damages) in Litigation By Brittney Mollman, Dremain Moore, Susan Lorenc, & Elizabeth Casale Privacy and Information Security Law, October 2024 On August 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed S.B. 2979 into law. S.B. 2979 amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act to more clearly specify the scope of liability where multiple violations are alleged.
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Issues By William A. Price Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2023 An overview of issues that can arise from the Biometric Information Privacy Act and tips for limiting risk.
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Issues By William A. Price Corporate Law Departments, December 2023 An overview of issues that can arise from the Biometric Information Privacy Act and tips for limiting risk.
BIPA Class Actions Are Gaining Strength Under Recent Illinois Ruling By Joseph Amari Young Lawyers Division, November 2023 The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act appears to have cleared another pleadings hurdle as many class action lawsuits under the Act remain pending in Illinois and federal courts.
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Issues By William A. Price General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2023 An overview of issues that can arise from the Biometric Information Privacy Act and tips for limiting risk.
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Issues By William A. Price Corporate Law Departments, October 2023 An overview of issues that can arise from the Biometric Information Privacy Act and tips for limiting risk.
BIPA Litigation Update: Cothron’s Impact and Employer BIPA Defense Affirmed By Susan Lorenc, Drew Moore, James Shreve, & Ryan Gehbauer Labor and Employment Law, July 2023 The Illinois Supreme Court’s most recent rulings have cut both ways while further clarifying the contours of litigating Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims.
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Biometric Information Privacy Act By Ashley Orler & Alyssa Watzman Labor and Employment Law, July 2023 Summaries of three recently issued Illinois Supreme Court cases that interpreted provisions of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act.
Should Plaintiffs Be Salivating Over the Recent White Castle Decision Addressing Claim Accrual Under BIPA? By Paul Yovanic Civil Practice and Procedure, April 2023 Perhaps no decision has been more controversial or potentially misconstrued as the recent Illinois Supreme Court decision in Cothron v. White Castle, which held that a claim accrues each time a private entity scans a person’s biometric identifier.
Illinois Becomes Breeding Ground for Biometric Information Privacy Rights By Joe Souligne Young Lawyers Division, January 2023 Since becoming law, Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation has exploded in Illinois.
BIPA Class Actions: Liability of Third-Party Vendors By Jay Bogan Labor and Employment Law, September 2022 Ronquillo v. Doctor’s Associates, LLC, which held that section 15(b) of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act applies to third-party vendors with no direct employment relationship with a BIPA plaintiff, adds to the growing line of pro-plaintiff decisions under that statute.
BIPA Litigation at Our Supreme Court May Have a Huge Impact on Workers’ Compensation Practice By Kurt Niermann Workers’ Compensation Law, July 2021 McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville is the latest Biometric Information Privacy Act claim to reach the Illinois Supreme Court.
Exclusive Remedy of Workers’ Compensation Act v. Biometric Information Privacy Act By Richard D. Hannigan Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2020 The first district appellate court recently dealt with a violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act in a class action lawsuit.
Lessons From Facebook’s Record $550 Million Biometric Settlement By Nick Kahlon & Eli Litoff Bench and Bar, March 2020 On January 29, 2020, Facebook, Inc. agreed to pay over half a billion dollars to settle claims that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by using facial recognition software to help users “tag” their friends in photographs.
What does the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act require employers to do? By Ambrose V. McCall Privacy and Information Security Law, February 2019 Illinois employers must take several steps before obtaining or transferring their employees’ biometric identifiers or biometric information.
With great data comes great responsibility: The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and the construction industry By Daniel S. Brennan Construction Law, May 2018 The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act addresses the privacy concerns implicated by the use of biometric data.

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