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Erin Dougherty Foley,
Latoya R. Laing
Following an opinion by the Illinois Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit will discuss the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act issue — whether the Act requires class plaintiffs to show that they suffered actual harm in order to seek statutory damages and injunctive relief.
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Noah Finkel
The Illinois Supreme Court has held that a person need not have sustained actual damage beyond technical violations of BIPA, in order to pursue claims for damages.
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Alex Karasik,
Gerald Maatman Jr.
The Illinois Supreme Court held in its first ever ruling concerning the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") that a person need not have sustained actual damage beyond technical violations of BIPA in order to pursue claims for damages.
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Esther Slater McDonald,
Paul J Yovanic, Jr
In light of the uncertainties surrounding lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) ...
With
Esther Slater McDonald,
Paul J Yovanic, Jr
Seyfarth Synopsis: In light of the uncertainties surrounding lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act ("BIPA"), the Northern District of California has taken a firm...
With
Gerald Maatman Jr.
As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act ("BIPA")...
With
Gerald Maatman Jr.
As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act ("BIPA") has exploded in the last six months ...
With
Gerald Maatman Jr.
As the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act ("BIPA") has exploded in the last six months, defendants have been eagerly awaiting guidance ...
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Gerald Maatman Jr.
As biometric technology has become more advanced and affordable, more companies and employers have begun implementing procedures and systems that rely on biometric data.
With
Gerald Maatman Jr.
recent decision has added to the chorus of courts recognizing that FMLA class actions must be pursued under Rule 23 and are often appropriate for class certification.
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Gerald Maatman Jr.,
Jennifer Riley
In what is being billed as the "largest and strongest TCPA settlement in history," Judge Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted Plaintiffs' counsel a minimum of $15.26 million in attorneys' fees.
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Alex Karasik,
Gerald Maatman Jr.
In a class action alleging that the criminal background policy of Washington D.C.'s local transit authority had a disparate impact on African-Americans, a federal district court recently certified three classes...
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Alex Karasik,
Gerald Maatman Jr.
The ruling ought to be required reading for corporate counsel in order to understand this emerging risk and to craft strategies to protect companies against such claims.
