Lewis Brisbois established the nation’s first BIPA (Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act) Practice, and is at the cutting-edge of defense in the wave of high exposure class action litigation being brought against Illinois employers and other groups under the Act. Join our hosts Mary Smigielski and Josh Kantrow, co-chairs of this pioneer legal team, as they present “The BIPA Radar,” a podcast series that will address critical aspects of compliance, insurance coverage, and litigation mov ...
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The Intersection of Biometrics & Artificial Intelligence (feat. Sean Shecter & Daron Watts)
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In Episode 8 of The BIPA Radar, co-hosts Mary and Josh discuss a notable Illinois Supreme Court decision relating to the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the court unanimously decided that BIPA’s health care exemption extends to all biometric information collected, used, or store…
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BIPA Class Actions Explode as Small Businesses Struggle with Lawsuits
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In Episode 7 of The BIPA Radar, our co-hosts Mary and Josh dive into an eventful summer for the BIPA litigation landscape, as the number of class action lawsuits concerning the Act continues to skyrocket. The Illinois Supreme Court recently denied national restaurant chain White Castle’s petition for rehearing in Cothron v. White Castle, a case whi…
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Risk Transfer: Navigating BIPA Insurance Policies (feat. George Manos)
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Mary and Josh are excited to welcome insurance attorney George Manos to The BIPA Radar! George is a Partner in Lewis Brisbois’ Chicago office, and has focused his practice on insurance coverage claims and disputes throughout the country. In Episode 6, George breaks down insurance ramifications from the hotly anticipated Illinois Supreme Court decis…
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What the Cothron v. White Castle Ruling Means for Future BIPA Claims
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In Episode 5 of The BIPA Radar, Josh and Mary discuss the Illinois Supreme Court's recent opinions in Cothron v. White Castle Systems, which held that a separate claim accrues under BIPA each and every time a private entity collects or discloses a biometric identifier or information. They also dive into Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, which held that…
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Class Action Settlements: Negotiations & Mediation
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On the heels of two major Illinois Supreme Court decisions in February, this episode of The BIPA Radar dives into the rising wave of class action cases as a result of the Act, and how these cases have been litigated and settled. Mary and Josh break down last year's decision in the first BIPA case ever tried, which resulted in a $228 million judgmen…
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Getting Compliant: Biometrics That Matter
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In this episode of The BIPA Radar, Mary and Josh break down common preconceived notions why companies of all sizes might believe, sometimes mistakenly, that they are exempt from BIPA, including that they: (1) operate outside of Illinois (2) do not actually collect biometric data. Mary and Josh also examine prior cases that businesses can look to fo…
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The Illinois Supreme Court's Response to BIPA
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In Episode 2 of The BIPA Radar, co-hosts Mary and Josh break down key Illinois Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit cases involving defenses raised to BIPA litigation, including Rosenbach v. Six Flags, McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, Cothron v. White Castle, Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Miller v. Southwest Airlines Co, and Fernandez v. Carey. …
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The Origins of The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
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In Episode 1 of The BIPA Radar, Mary and Josh discuss what biometrics are, how their collection and storage has been handled in the past, and the origins of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In the past five years, there has been a rapid rise of BIPA related lawsuits, and companies that do business in Illinois need to comply with a nu…
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