Dremain Moore

Mar 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | James Shreve |David Duffy |Dremain Moore

In the Illinois Senate, a recently proposed Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) amendment seeks to change how BIPA claims accrue, limiting the amount of damages available in instances where there are multiple violations. The Cothron decision, which held that BIPA claims accrued each and every time biometrics were collected, transmitted, or stored absent a written release, emboldened plaintiffs to take aggressive positions when pursuing BIPA claims.

Mar 5, 2024 | lexblog.com | David Duffy |Dremain Moore |Cybersecurity Bits

In the Illinois Senate, a recently proposed Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) amendment seeks to change how BIPA claims accrue, limiting the amount of damages available in instances where there are multiple violations. The Cothron decision, which held that BIPA claims accrued each and every time biometrics were collected, transmitted, or stored absent a written release, emboldened plaintiffs to take aggressive positions when pursuing BIPA claims.