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On March 9, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for permission to appeal an order remanding a case removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act...

In Ruhlen v. Holiday Haven Homeowners, Inc., 11th Cir. No. 21-90022, 2022 WL 701622 (11th Cir. Mar. 9, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for permission to appeal a district...

Modern biometrics applications are myriad with more continually being developed. They allow users to unlock devices, make payments, detect theft…

2021 was another record setting year for biometric litigation, with class action plaintiffs bringing new AI-based consumer privacy claims and a continuing trend of employment-based disputes.

2021 was another record setting year for biometric litigation, with class action plaintiffs bringing new AI-based consumer privacy claims and a continuing trend of employment-based disputes.

A federal court this week in the McDonald’s AI litigation found that Plaintiff lacks Article III standing to pursue BIPA Section 15a and 15c claims. Consequently, it remanded these claims back to state court while letting other BIPA claims remain in federal court.

Thursday, March 4, 2021 The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) continues to attract litigation, and the battle continues as to what allegations of a BIPA violation may proceed in the federal courts.   As you will recall, BIPA was enacted in 2008 to protect the privacy of personal biometric data.  Section 15(a) of BIPA requires a company to publicly post a general notice about the company’s biometric data retention periods.  740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 14/15(a)....

Thursday, February 11, 2021 Biometric privacy litigation has exploded in the last several years, with the current hot spot focus in Illinois. Class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information and Privacy Act (“BIPA”) have flooded the Illinois state and federal courts since a January 2019 Illinois Supreme Court decision.  The Illinois Statute The Illinois legislature passed the state’s BIPA in 2008 to address the enhanced risk of identity theft associated with the collectio...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Biometric privacy litigation has exploded in the last several years, with the current hot spot focus in Illinois. Class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information and Privacy Act (“BIPA”) have flooded the Illinois state and federal courts since a January 2019 Illinois Supreme Court decision.  The Illinois Statute The Illinois legislature passed the state’s BIPA in 2008 to address the enhanced risk of identity theft associ...