On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Tims et al. v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc. that all cases filed pursuant to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Biometric data continues to take up a massive amount of space in the digital universe. Fingerprints, facial scans, and voice recognition are staples of modern devices and are regularly.
On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a long awaited ruling on Jorome Tims et al. v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., No. 127801, a class action lawsuit alleging violation.
In a highly anticipated decision, the Illinois Supreme Court in Tims v. Blackhorse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801 (Feb. 2, 2023), recently resolved longstanding uncertainty about the statute of limitations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Illinois Supreme Court clarified that five-year statute of limitations is applicable to all Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims. Ruling in Tims, et al. v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc. does not address the critical question of when claims accrue under the Act.