BIPA
Amazon Shareholder Files Biometric Privacy and Antitrust Suit
Amazon shareholder Francis Gimbel, Jr. has sued Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s Board of Directors, and other company leaders in federal court in Washington for allegedly storing…
Employees May Seek Damages for Violations of the Illinois BIPA
The Illinois Supreme Court held earlier this month (Feb. 3) in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park (2022 IL 126511) that the exclusivity provisions of the state’s…
Court Asks: Does Each Transmission of Biometric Data Constitute a BIPA Violation?
The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has certified a question to the Illinois Supreme Court over the accrual of claims under the Illinois Biometric…
Employees’ Biometric Privacy Claims Blocked by Collective Bargaining Agreement
The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that Section 301 of the Labor Management and Relations Act (LMRA) preempted a cause of action under the Illinois Biometric…
Illinois Appeals Court Says Biometric Privacy Law Has Two Statutes of Limitations
It was enacted without a statute of limitations for bringing claims, but now the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has two. An Illinois Court…