Voiceprint Biometric Suit Against Amazon Dismissed For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (September 24, 2020, 8:05 AM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Finding no evidence that Amazon Web Services Inc. and its voiceprinting service provider purposefully directed any actions at residents of Illinois, an Illinois federal judge on Sept. 18 granted the defendants' motion to dismiss punitive class claims against them under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for lack of personal jurisdiction (Christine McGoveran, et al. v. Amazon Web Services Inc., et al., No. 20-31, S.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170891)....