Last month, Peter Syregelas won summary judgment on behalf of a firm insurer client after a long dispute with our client’s insured regarding coverage for an underlying class action alleging employer violations of Illinois’s Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”). The case was briefed over two years ago, but decision was […]

Peter Syregelas successfully defended our insurer client in a complex coverage dispute involving allegations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Our client’s insured sought defense in a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by a former employee, who claimed that the company violated BIPA by collecting and distributing their biometric […]

Peter Syregelas recently obtained a summary judgment on behalf of the firm’s liability carrier client finding no duty to defend or indemnify a company accused of violating Illinois’s Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) when it required its employees to use a hand-scanning device to clock in and out of work. […]

The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited opinion in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, ruling that a five-year statute of limitations period applies to all claims brought under all the provisions of BIPA. The decision ends the hotly contested issues affecting hundreds of BIPA class actions that have been […]

Peter Syregelas: Litigated declaratory judgment suit against for an underlying biometric protection act case. Negotiated settlement for CGL and UMB insurer after insured self-funded 800K settlement with class in addition to incurring 200K in defense fees. Insured got less than a 10% recovery from insurer. December 2022.