Seyfarth Synopsis: After a defendant in a biometric privacy class action lawsuit unilaterally implemented an arbitration clause, a federal court in Illinois granted the company’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that...more
5/22/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Shutterfly
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs’ lawyers reached a landmark $550 million settlement in January 2020 in a lawsuit against Facebook by consumers in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the...more
5/15/2020
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
Standing
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more
1/31/2020
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Social Media ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: While most employers are likely familiar with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), they should know that Illinois is not the only state with a biometric privacy law and many other states...more
7/12/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the last few years, Illinois companies have quickly become aware of the risks associated with the state’s unique biometric privacy law. Originally passed in 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information...more
7/2/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although the Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags may have upped the ante for employers facing litigation under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”)...more
3/29/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following an opinion by the Illinois Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit will discuss the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act issue — whether the Act requires class plaintiffs to show that they suffered actual harm...more
1/31/2019
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Social Media ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: In light of the uncertainties surrounding lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”), the Northern District of California has taken a firm position on a...more
3/29/2018
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Photographs ,
Social Media ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction