Ill. Biometric Privacy Ruling Is Only The Beginning For BIPA

By Al Saikali, Tristan Duncan and Gary Miller (January 29, 2019, 5:00 PM EST) -- The Illinois Supreme Court's decision last week in Stacy Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. may have closed the first of what will be several chapters in class action litigation arising from the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The court addressed the very narrow issue of what it means for a person to be "aggrieved" under BIPA. Ultimately, the court held that a violation of the notice, consent, disclosure or other requirements of BIPA alone, without proof of actual harm, is sufficient for a person to be considered "aggrieved" by a violation of the law. ...

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