The landmark $1.4 billion settlement reached by the state of Texas and a social media company to settle allegations that the company’s platform unlawfully scanned the faces of millions of users in Texas serves as a warning to...more
8/12/2024
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Online Platforms ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
An Illinois federal court recently rejected an online eyewear retailer’s request for attorneys’ fees as the prevailing party in a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA or Privacy Act) class action over its virtual try-on...more
A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois vacated a $228 million damages award issued following the first-ever jury verdict in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) class action and...more
7/20/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Damages ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Intentional Torts ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Liability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recklessness ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Violations ,
Vicarious Liability
On February 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois ruled that all claims under Section 15 of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) have a five year statute of limitations.
The...more
2/6/2023
/ Appeals ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent ,
Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fingerprints ,
Former Employee ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
On October 12, 2022, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois concluded that a company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) 45,600 times...more
On September 8, 2022, an Illinois federal judge dismissed with prejudice a Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) class action against an online eyewear retailer over its virtual try-on (VTO) tool,...more