Privacy Litigation

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The French CNIL’s New Guidance on Whistleblowing | Privacy World

SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Risk Management and Incident Disclosure Regulations

Earlier this week, the Illinois Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing of its decision in Cothron v. White Castle, a case which has tremendous implications on the effect of Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). As previously covered here on PW, the Court’s decision in February concluded that that each separate incident which is a violation of BIPA constitutes a distinct and separately actionable violation of the statute. In other words, plaintiffs may seek to collect liquidated damages per violation—$1,000 per violation, $5,000 per intentional/reckless violation—instead of per plaintiff, even if a plaintiff alleges daily violations over the course of years. This week’s ruling leaves in place the Cothron decision and its exponential expansion of the scope of damages that may be sought by an individual plaintiff.Continue Reading Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider Decision That BIPA Claims Accrue Individually with Each Violation

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China Issues Guidelines for Submitting the Personal Information Protection Impact Assessment for Data Exports | Privacy World

New Zealand Urges

Today the Seventh Circuit issued a ruling which affirmed the dismissal of claims filed under Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act.  Bridges, et al. v. Blackstone, Inc., No. 22-2486 (7th Circ. 2023).  Because this decision limits in most instances the circumstances under which claims could be brought under the statute in the context of a

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Law360 Publishes “CFPB’s Hazy ‘Abuse’ Definition Creates Compliance Questions” Article by Keith Bradley and David Coats | Privacy World

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Data Retention and Minimization, The Elephant in the Room | Privacy World

Orders to Progress Complaints – No Backdoor Appeal

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2023 State Privacy Laws and Regulations Bring Extensive Data Protection Assessment Requirements | Privacy World

Priority Topics for French CNIL

Today, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) remains one of the hottest areas of class action litigation. Despite the high volume of class action filings, however, many significant aspects of Illinois’s biometrics statute remain unsettled and uncertain. One of the most notable open-ended issues pertains to the applicability of BIPA to third-party vendors and

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BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court Determines BIPA Claims Accrue Individually With Each Violation | Privacy World

New 2023 Legislative Proposals Could

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BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court Sets Five-Year Statute of Limitations for All BIPA Claims | Privacy World

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