Vera M. Iwankiw

Feb 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Stephen McInerney |Vera M. Iwankiw |Kathleen L. Carlson |Lawrence P. Fogel |Geeta Malhotra |Andrew F. Rodheim

For the second time in two weeks, the Illinois Supreme Court clarified the scope of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) — this time in Cothron v. White Castle. The court, in a 4–3 decision, held that BIPA claims accrue each time biometric data is collected or transmitted, and not just the first time.1This decision comes on the heels of the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month in Tims v.