On Jan. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court, in Petta v. Christie Business Holdings Company, PC, affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action following an alleged data breach because the named plaintiff failed to allege any...more
2/5/2025
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Illinois ,
Negligence ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
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One hour. That is all it reportedly took for a jury to deliberate in the first-of-its-kind trial alleging violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) before finding defendant BNSF Railway Company liable...more