August 24, 2023
The Seventh Circuit upheld a district court's ruling that an employer creates a litigable injury every time it collects fingerprint data in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and held that a White Castle worker should be allowed to proceed with her case.
January 03, 2022
A key test of the scope of damages claims under Illinois' biometric privacy law and a bid to apply a new theory of liability to federal anti-robocall law are among the cybersecurity and privacy litigation that attorneys should keep a close eye on in 2022.
December 20, 2021
The Seventh Circuit asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday to determine when claims accrue under the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, ruling that clarity would help not only the biometric privacy case against White Castle that it's grappling with, but in numerous other cases as well.
September 14, 2021
The Seventh Circuit signaled Tuesday that it might be appropriate to send a biometric privacy case against White Castle to state court so the Illinois Supreme Court can determine when claims accrue under the state Biometric Information Privacy Act.
September 10, 2021
The Seventh Circuit will hear two cases on Tuesday that could dramatically change the scope and path of litigation under Illinois's landmark biometric privacy law, and the Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments involving one of the most frequently raised defenses to such claims just weeks later.
June 02, 2021
A former White Castle manager who claims the fast-food company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act asked that the Seventh Circuit kick to the state Supreme Court the question of when BIPA claims accrue, arguing the issue is better suited for resolution by the state's justices.
April 06, 2021
Legal groups representing the restaurant and retail industries have thrown their support behind White Castle, urging the Seventh Circuit to reverse a lower court's decision that Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims accrue with each violation instead of only the first violation.
March 30, 2021
White Castle argued Monday at the Seventh Circuit that a lower court incorrectly held that Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims accrue with each violation instead of only the first violation, making untimely a former employee's allegation that it unlawfully collected workers' fingerprints.