Ipa Law News Today

Illinois Supreme Court ruled that separate claim accrues under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1. BIPA each time person scans or transmits biometric information. Cothron v. White Castle defendant White Castle argued BIPA claims accrue only first time.

Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion in Cothron v. White Castle Systems, Inc., ruled Biometric Privacy Act BIPA shows that a claim accrues under BIPA with every scan or transmission of biometric identifiers or biometric information without prior informed consent.

Google lawsuit in Northern District of California, brought by Plaintiffs Marie Hammerling and Kay Jackson, who alleged California Invasion of Privacy Act CIPA claim. Court granted motion to dismiss CIPA claim, great news for the tech giant. Hammerling v. Google LLC.