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California Invasion of Privacy Act class actions continue, report on win for CIPA defendant Hot Topic. Judge Jesus Bernal Central District of California disagreeing with Judge Skyes granted Hot Topic’s motion to dismiss against the same Goodyear plaintiff Arisha Byars.
February 2023 was momentous for Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA. Two weeks after imposing a 5-year time limit for all BIPA claims, Illinois Supreme Court determined BIPA claim accrues every time company scans, transmits biometric identifers without consent.
Last week, in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a separate claim accrues under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA each time an entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric information.
Contractors are filing more labor and enforcement class actions in California. Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA class action lawsuits happened frequently in 2022. Supreme Court addressed class action and collective action arbitration.
Illinois Biometric privacy suits are popular; many BIPA decisions issued to date have skewed heavily in favor of plaintiffs, which has resulted in a significant expansion of potential litigation risk under the statute.