Portland, OR and New York City Follow Illinois’ Lead on Private Rights of Action in Biometric Privacy Legislation
By EsqSocial Corporation 25/02/21
Seyfarth Synopsis: Both Portland and New York City have followed the example set by Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), a statute that has spawned thousands of cookie-cutter class action suits regarding the alleged collection of biometric information. Like BIPA, these new ordinances create a private right of action for individuals that could subject local businesses to potentially millions of dollars in liability. Businesses in these cities should carefully review these new...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP