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Privacy: Regulated Personal Information (RPI)

Winston’s Regulated Personal Information (RPI) Practice offers seamlessly integrated counseling and litigation services to companies looking for practical and solution-oriented assistance navigating the compliance, regulatory, and private class action enforcement risks presented by the emerging patchwork of complex (and often conflicting) privacy laws in the United States and beyond....Read more

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Advertising Litigation

Brands across key sectors turn to Winston litigators to defend their reputations in advertising class actions, competitor disputes, and investigations. With litigators based in the U.S.’s busiest jurisdictions—including courts in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas—we have deep experience and prowess in handling some of the most high-profile and business-essential advertising cases in recent history. These disputes have involved false advertising; unfair competition, unfair business practices, and unjust enrichment; copyright, trade name, and service mark infringement; consumer-protection claims; and violations of the Lanham Act....Read more

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Appellate & Critical Motions

Our nationally recognized Appellate & Critical Motions (ACM) Practice delivers sophisticated legal advocacy and analysis before trial, at trial, and on appeal. From state trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, our ACM attorneys identify, preserve, and present the critical legal issues that can make the difference between winning and losing....Read more

Insights & News 561 results

Product Liability & Mass Torts Digest

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March 27, 2025

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A Natural Solution: Court Dumps Microplastic Suit for Lack of Scientific Evidence

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently dismissed a putative class action complaint alleging the term “natural” on Fiji Water bottle labels is false and misleading due to alleged microplastics contained in the water, because the plaintiffs failed to provide specific evidence to plausibly establish such contamination.

In the Media

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March 12, 2025

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Sean Wieber Discusses Growth of Privacy Class Actions Involving Biometrics and Genetics with Law.com

Winston & Strawn Global Privacy & Data Security Practice Co-Chair Sean Wieber was quoted in a Law.com article discussing the growth of privacy class action lawsuits against employers involving biometrics and genetics. In recent years, privacy disputes have emerged under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) as employees challenged how employers stored data, such as fingerprints used to clock in and out of work. Favorable rulings for plaintiffs in these cases exposed corporations to a potential risk for high costs for each violation, but legislative changes put a limit on the payout potential. Now, lawsuits are emerging under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), which has statutory damages three times higher than BIPA, against employers who allegedly required employees or job seekers to provide “genetic information,” or family medical background, as a condition of employment....Read more

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March 6, 2025

State Attorneys General: The New Financial Regulators?

With the Trump administration pushing to curtail the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority, a critical question emerges: Will state attorneys general step up to fill the gap? The financial services industry faces growing uncertainty, making it more important than ever to understand the shifting regulatory landscape....Read more
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What Is BIPA?

The Illinois Biometric Invasion of Privacy Act (BIPA), enacted in 2008, grants Illinois consumers the right to their own biometric data, such as fingerprints, retina or iris information, voiceprints, and DNA. Under the BIPA, private companies are prohibited from collecting biometric information unless (1) the person consents in writing and (2) the companies inform the person in writing of what data is being collected, for what purpose, and for how long. Besides the notice and consent requirement, the law also bans any company from selling or otherwise profiting from consumers’ biometrics....Read more

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What Is GIPA?

The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), enacted in 1998, prohibits employers and their agents from conditioning employment on genetic data, or from using genetic data in discriminatory ways. The statute also prohibits insurers from seeking genetic information to use in connection with accident or health insurance policies....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is the Equal Rights Amendment?

Currently, the Constitution does not guarantee that all the rights it protects are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex. With 24 words, the Equal Rights Amendment would change that. It would provide that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” It would also give Congress the power to enforce that constitutional guarantee by passing legislation....Read more
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