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Just two months ago, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed significant amendments to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). While the amendments limit businesses’ exposure to BIPA-related damages, significant BIPA exposures still persist. Given these continuing exposures, businesses should consider the protections that insurance can offer. The Illinois Appellate Court’s September 2024 decision in Tony’s Finer Foods Enterprises v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, 2024 IL App (1st) 231712 offers concrete guidance for businesses thinking about doing just that.

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On May 20, 2021, the Supreme Court of Illinois upheld the state appellate decision finding that that West Bend Mutual Insurance Company must defend its insured, a tanning salon, against a class-action lawsuit claiming violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) under two business owners’ liability policies.

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