United States: Ever-Expanding BIPA Damages: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Each Collection Or Dissemination Of Biometric Data Constitutes A Separate Violation Of BIPA - Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

In an eagerly-awaited decision in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc, the Illinois Supreme Court recently held, by a 4-3 margin, that a separate claim for damages accrues under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA")...