Alicia Baiardo

On July 20, 2026, the California Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division One) issued its decision in Mata v. Digital Recognition Network, Inc., No. D084781, holding that standing to sue under California’s...more In February 2026, the California First District Court of Appeal held that, at the pleading stage, the plaintiff had sufficiently pled that a parking garage’s failure to publicly display an automated license plate recognition...more On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which consolidated three interlocutory appeals, issued a significant ruling in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., that resolves the question of whether...more The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) is entering an aggressive new phase of privacy regulation and enforcement, of which companies doing business in California should be aware. CalPrivacy already brought...more