Illinois court addresses statutes of limitations for BIPA claims

The Illinois First District Appellate Court offered a ruling in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act case that brings clarity to statutes of limitations for different claims, The National Law Review reports. According to the decision from the three-judge panel, BIPA claims based on unlawful disclosure of biometric data have a one-year statute of limitations while allegations involving breach of user notice and consent or unlawful data retention have a five-year window.