When we talk to clients about cybersecurity, it tends to conjure up images of ransomware, systems that are encrypted and inaccessible, and stolen data. For the real estate sector, ransomware isn’t the largest cybersecurity...more
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
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
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Illinois ,
Negligence ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Standing
On Nov. 13, Judge Elaine Bucklo of the United States Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that the Illinois legislature’s recent amendment to the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) limiting the damages...more
Companies commonly use tracking technologies – such as Meta’s “Pixel” software or “Google Analytics” – on their websites for various reasons. In numerous class actions across the country, plaintiffs have claimed that the use...more
While many have heard of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, or “BIPA,” Illinois has a similar, although less infamous, statute covering genetic information – the Genetic Information Privacy Act or “GIPA.” While GIPA...more
On July 2, Judge Sunil Harjani of the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in Sanders v. E.A. Sween Company holding that an employee who was not a member of a union, but was a member of a collective bargaining unit...more
The First Amendment still imposes some limits on the government’s ability to control what content appears online. On July 1, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton,...more
Threat actors never miss an opportunity to use recent events to infect computer systems or quickly and easily gather personal information. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is just such an opportunity and businesses and...more
3/22/2024
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Business Entities ,
Business Ownership ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cyber Threats ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Scams