Torsten M. Kracht

Aug 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Torsten M. Kracht

On August 2, 2024, Illinois amended its Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), curbing the potential for massive damages and modernizing the law’s written consent provisions. On their face, the amendments are not retroactive. It remains unclear, however, whether this change in Illinois law will nonetheless be applied retroactively by the courts. Reduced Damages ExposureIn February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held in Cothron v.

Aug 19, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Torsten M. Kracht

On August 2, 2024, Illinois amended its Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), curbing the potential for massive damages and modernizing the law’s written consent provisions. On their face, the amendments are not retroactive. It remains unclear, however, whether this change in Illinois law will nonetheless be applied retroactively by the courts. In February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held in Cothron v.

Apr 24, 2023 | reuters.com | Syed S. Ahmad |Torsten M. Kracht |Rachel E. Hudgins

April 24, 2023 - Syed S. Ahmad, Torsten M. Kracht and Rachel E. Hudgins of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP discuss actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, pending legislation in other states and whether insurance can potentially shield companies from exposure. The numbers are big — like, really big. Companies are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to settle employee and consumer suits for "BIPA" violations. But what is BIPA?

Apr 24, 2023 | today.westlaw.com | Syed S. Ahmad |Torsten M. Kracht |Rachel E. Hudgins

In 2008, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The law's purpose is to protect individuals' privacy rights in their biometric information, including retina or iris scans, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand scans, facial geometry, DNA and other unique, identifying biological information.

Apr 11, 2023 | law.com | Torsten M. Kracht |Daniel Schultz

Metaverse-related litigation spans a wide range of practices, including IP, insurance recovery, and securities fraud. For example, trademark disputes resulting from the unauthorized use of names, logos, and other identifiers of merchants in the metaverse are becoming common.