The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Is Back Before the Illinois Supreme Court

Analysis of Recent Appellate Court Decision Regarding Workers Compensation and BIPA BIPA is now back before the Illinois Supreme Court.  On January 27, 2021, the Supreme Court granted permission for leave to appeal the First District’s decision in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 192398.  The McDonald case answered a single, certified question: Do […]

Get Ready for a Wild Ride: The Illinois Supreme Court Decides that a Bare Violation of BIPA Supports a Cause of Action, with No Actual Injury Required

The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) establishes safeguards and procedures relating to the retention, collection, disclosure, and destruction of biometric data. Passed in October 2008, BIPA is intended to protect a person’s unique biological traits—the data encompassed in a person’s fingerprint, voice print, retinal scan, or facial geometry. This information is the most sensitive data […]

Illinois Supreme Court Analyzes Circumstances Where Illinois Courts May Obtain Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations

In Russell v. SNFA, 2013 IL 113909 (Ill. Apr. 18, 2013), the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois courts had jurisdiction over a French company despite the fact that the company had no offices, assets, property or employees in Illinois, no license to do business in Illinois, and did not specifically direct product sales in Illinois […]