Law360 Quotes Paul Yovanic on Seventh Circuit BIPA Retroactivity Ruling

Law360 quoted Paul Yovanic in its April 3 article, “Ill. Businesses Score Win In 7th Circ. BIPA Retroactivity Ruling.” The piece examines a Seventh Circuit decision holding that a liability‑limiting amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending cases, significantly reducing potential damages exposure for businesses.

Yovanic emphasized that the ruling brings greater clarity and balance to settlement negotiations in BIPA matters, noting:

“What this did was bring things back to reality. It avoided this artificially inflated opening demand or damages theory that would sometimes dictate how businesses would determine or view a settlement.”

The full article is available here.