Defense Owed For Suit Alleging Insured Violated Biometric Information Privacy Act

(March 23, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals panel on March 20 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that an insurer has a duty to defend its insured against claims that it violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act, further affirming the lower court’s finding that the insured is not entitled to bad faith damages (West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Krishna Schaumburg Tan, Inc., et al., No. 19-1834, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 6th Div., 2020 Ill. App. LEXIS 179)....