Case Updates
Illinois Supreme Court denies petition for rehearing to reconsider a “per-scan” accrual rule under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, or, in the alternative, provide meaningful guidance to lower courts on the principles that govern their exercise of discretion in setting the amount of damages
July 18, 2023
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U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
March 10, 2023
The coalition amicus brief urges the Illinois Supreme Court to grant petition for rehearing and reject a “per-scan” accrual rule under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, or, in the alternative, provide meaningful guidance to lower courts on the principles that govern their exercise of discretion in setting the amount of damages.
Michael A. Scodro, Matthew D. Provance, and Jed W. Glickstein of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Illinois Supreme Court holds that violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act accrue on a per-scan basis
February 17, 2023
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U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Illinois Supreme Court to reject a “per-scan” accrual rule under the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act
March 03, 2022
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Michael A. Scodro and Jed W. Glickstein of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Seventh Circuit Certification Opinion -- Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (Seventh Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (Illinois Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (Illinois Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief (rehearing) -- Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (Illinois Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion 7.18.2023 -- Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (Illinois Supreme Court)