Supreme Court Denies Review of Ruling Allowing BIPA Suit Against Facebook

Summary

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by Facebook, Inc. for review of a ruling allowing Facebook users to proceed with claims that its use of face-scanning technology constitutes a violation of an Illinois biometric privacy law. Facebook, Inc. v. Nimesh Patel, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 538 (Jan. 21, 2020).