Recent Decisions in Illinois Limit BIPA’s Reach, but California Begs to Differ
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/03/21
The recent flurry of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) activity in California and elsewhere has called into question the effectiveness of an increasingly common defense to BIPA litigation in Illinois: that federal courts in Illinois do not have personal jurisdiction over companies headquartered and incorporated in other states, and conducting business nationally. A federal court in Illinois that finds it has no personal jurisdiction can no longer entertain the suit. But Illinois is not...
By: Goodwin