Plaintiffs' firms routinely attempt to assert old laws in new ways. One of the latest trends is the use of federal and state anti-wiretap laws as a vehicle to sue software developers and businesses for the use of ubiquitous...more
1/29/2021
/ Class Action ,
Consent ,
Contract Terms ,
Cookies ,
Defense Strategies ,
Indemnification ,
Retailers ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
TCPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
• Cases brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continue to multiply.
• Although BIPA was enacted in 2008, a decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in January 2019 held that an individual does...more
7/22/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
D&O Insurance ,
Data Collection ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Preemption ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TCPA