BIPA regulates the possession, collection, disclosure, and security of biometric identifiers and biometric information, which can include scans of face geometry.

There have been massive settlements for BIPA claims as many organizations were scared to bring a claim to trial with the uncertainty of where judgement would fall…until now.

On October 12, 2022, a jury returned a verdict against the defendant, BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), in the first trial in a class action asserting claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”).C against BNSF in the amount of $228 million.

How can we prepare?