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California Court Clarifies Standing Under the State’s ALPR Law
The California Court of Appeal recently handed businesses that use automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology an important victory, holding that a plaintiff must suffer actual harm to have standing to bring a claim under the statute. In Mata v. Digital Recognition Network, Inc., 2026 WL 2085579 (Cal. Ct. App. July 20, 2026), the Court…
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FCC Adds Foreign-Produced Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices to Covered List
On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) took action to add foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotic devices to its “Covered List.” The move closely mirrors other recent Covered List actions by the Commission, which added foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (“UAS”) and UAS critical components to the Covered List in December 2025, as…
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FCC Adds Foreign-Produced Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices to Covered List
On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) took action to add foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotic devices to its “Covered List.” The move closely mirrors other recent Covered List actions by the Commission, which added foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (“UAS”) and UAS critical components to the Covered List in December 2025, as…
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Privacy Tip #501 – Fitness Trackers Lack Transparency, Privacy + Security Features
A recent Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article reports that companies that make wearable trackers, whether for fitness or health, “are behind the times when it comes to basic privacy practices and transparency” and urges those companies to “improve those practices.”…By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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Missing an AI Label? Understanding Your Options Under the EU AI Act
EU now requires AI labeling for many AI-generated images, videos and audio. Missing the required AI labeling? Here are your possible defenses. As of August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act requires deployers of AI systems in a lot of cases to disclose when image, audio or video content has been artificially generated or manipulated…
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[Podcast] The Data Stream – Episode 11 with Justin Yedor
The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and…
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree? How the Supreme Court of Ohio Shortened the Leash on Landlord Liability for Statutory Dog-Bite Claims
L.H. v. Sun Secured Financing, L.L.C., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2219. In a recent 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed whether the owner of a manufactured-home community that permits leashed dogs in common areas is a “harborer” of a dog under R.C. 955.28(B), Ohio’s dog-bite statute, which imposes strict liability on the “owner, keeper,…
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Commonwealth Court Affirms Defense Verdict for SEPTA, Clarifies Limits of the Jerk‑and‑Jolt Doctrine
Musser v. Se. Pa. Transp. Auth., 354 A.3d 593 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2026). In a personal injury case, the plaintiff alleged that she was injured after falling on a SEPTA bus when it began moving before she was fully seated. An appeal followed and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial courts judgment in favor…
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New Jersey Dram Shop Laws and Bar Liability in Drunk Driving Accidents
A drunk driver behind the wheel is responsible for the harm they cause, but they are not always the only party who is. In New Jersey, the bar, restaurant, or liquor store that kept serving them may share legal responsibility for the damage done. Knowing how dram shop laws work can be the difference between…
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Court Finds Defendant Liable for Improper Left Turn and Allows Plaintiff’s Cervical Spine Serious‑Injury Claim to Proceed
Wilson v. Derosena, 2026 NY Slip Op 31906(U) (Sup. Ct.). – In a case involving injuries related to a motor vehicle accident, the Supreme Court of New York, Kings County denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgement on the issue of liability. Wilson v. Derosena, 2026 NY Slip Op 31906(U)…