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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has
spawned hundreds of class action lawsuits and a raft of unresolved
issues. A core issue from a litigation perspective—as
well as for companies bracing for potential lawsuits—is one
of "standing," and in particular, what BIPA claims can be
brought by plaintiffs in what venues.
As we discussed in an earlier post, in a case from last year (
Bryant v. Compass Group USA, Inc.),
the Seventh Circuit ruled plaintiffs have federal standing for
claims alleging that a company collected biometric information