Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)

Illinois Court Upholds Unilateral Amendment to Shutterfly Arbitration Provision
In a recent opinion, an Illinois federal judge determined that a user’s biometric privacy claims must be arbitrated according to Shutterfly’s 2015 arbitration clause, despite the fact that plaintiff never assented to ...

Keeping a Finger on BIPA
On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that infringement of a right afforded under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), even absent harm, is sufficient for a plaintiff ...