Molly Arranz

Jul 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Molly Arranz

The speed and ease at which companies can communicate with their customers or clients continues to improve. Cool, new tech platforms are being pushed out at a rapid pace and business development, sales and marketing teams see an opportunity to more easily and readily send information about discounts, sales, rewards and other offerings on goods and services.

Jul 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Molly Arranz

The speed, sophistication, and ease of a company’s communications or outreach with and to their customers or clients only continues to get better and better. Just ask your marketing and sales teams about the new technology or platforms at their disposal to send out promotions, discounts, reminders, and hot deals. Plus, sharing of consumer data with trusted business partners is commonplace, all in an effort to promote growth of company revenue and spreading a company’s brand.

May 20, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Molly Arranz |Michael Chang

The first—and a significant—amendment to the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) has just passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature and is headed to Governor Pritzker for approval. SB2979 amends BIPA to address the troubling trend of litigants seeking per-scan damages under BIPA, where a handful of enterprising attorneys have, and continue to file, single-plaintiff cases seeking damages on a per-scan basis that exceed six-figures for a single individual.

Sep 29, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Molly Arranz

Typically, we beat the drum of the need to prepare for a data incident—anything from a full-blown ransomware attack to an employee accidently sharing data with the wrong person—by having your Incident Response Plan developed and at your fingertips. Companies may view this advice through the lens of concern over loss of personal data to threat actors.

Jul 12, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Molly Arranz |Michael Chang

The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) provides that a prevailing party “may” recover liquidated damages for a violation of the statute. Addressing the potential for “annihilative liability” in White Castle, the Illinois Supreme Court provided a (small) break in the clouds for Illinois businesses.