In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to clarify that an individual cannot seek recovery for multiple alleged violations of BIPA when those violations concern the same person, defendant entity, and method of collection.
On April 1, 2026, the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Clay v. Union
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Holds BIPA’s 2024 Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively
A recent federal court decision raises questions about the enforcement of contractual choice‑of‑law provisions in the context of a case brought under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
In Hartman, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied Meta’s motion for summary judgment seeking to
Continue Reading U.S.: Illinois Law Trumps Meta’s California Choice-of-Law Provision in BIPA Class Action
