Archives: BIPA

Illinois Supreme Court: Sections 15(b) and 15(d) BIPA Claims Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission

By Joel Griswold, Bonnie Keane DelGobbo and Amy L. Lenz on February 17, 2023 Posted in BIPA

Today the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. 2023 IL 128004, in which the court held that the statute of limitations accrues with each scan or transmission of biometric identifiers or biometric information for claims arising under Sections 15(b) and 15(d) of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, … Continue Reading

California Court Issues Broad Decision on Illinois BIPA Class Claims

By Melissa Siebert on April 23, 2018 Posted in BIPA, Class Action Litigation

California District Court construes Illinois’s statute more broadly than Illinois’s own courts do. On April 16, 2018, the court in In Re Facebook Biometric Info. Privacy Litigation, 3:15-cv-03747 (N.D. Cal.), certified class action claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This lawsuit involves Facebook’s Tag Suggestions feature. The plaintiffs in that case claim that … Continue Reading

The Next Employment Class Action Lawsuit That Will Blindside You

By Greg Mersol on November 2, 2017 Posted in BIPA

Little-known Illinois statute now a source of class claims against employers Do any of your office systems involve fingerprint scans or facial recognition? If so, and if you have any Illinois business operations, you may soon become a target of the latest round of employment class actions. In 2008, Illinois passed the Biometric Information Privacy … Continue Reading