A Major Court Win for Businesses — But BIPA Compliance Still Matters

A federal appeals court just handed businesses a significant victory in Illinois biometric privacy litigation, but companies still face important obligations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. that a 2024 amendment to BIPA applies retroactively to all cases pending at the time the amendment took effect.... By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC