$2.7M BCHP Data Breach Settlement Also Binds IT Vendor XTIUM
New York and Connecticut secured $2.7M from Boston Children's Health Physicians and XTIUM on Oct 16, 2026. What the assurance requires, and by when.
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11th Circuit Voids Notice Before Eviction Deposit Forfeiture
An 11th Circuit panel ruled Aug. 17, 2026 that a Hillsborough County, Fla. clerk's notice before forfeiting a tenant's $3,600 rent deposit violated due process.
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23andMe Data Breach Settlement Approved: $46.75 Million Final Order Explained
A bankruptcy judge approved the $46.75M 23andMe data breach settlement on July 6, 2026. Here is what the payout tiers mean and how distribution works.
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23andMe Pays $18 Million to 42 State Attorneys General Over Its Genetic Data Breach
A coalition of 42 state attorneys general secured an $18 million settlement with 23andMe over its 2023 genetic data breach. The money goes to the states, not a new consumer payout.
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44 State AGs Settle With Labcorp Over 2019 AMCA Data Breach
44 state attorneys general settled with Labcorp for $2,287,455 over the 2019 AMCA breach. The money goes to the states, not consumers, and no claim form exists.
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700Credit Data Breach Settlement: Final Approval Granted
A Michigan federal judge granted final approval to the 700Credit data breach settlement on October 9, 2026. The claim window has closed. Payment timing explained.
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A Federal Judge Calls AI Deepfake Defamation Uncharted Territory
A federal court in Tennessee let a defamation claim over AI-generated videos survive dismissal on September 16, 2026, finding no caselaw on whether a deepfake can defame.
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AB 1875 Would Let Courts Waive California's 6-Month Divorce Wait
California AB 1875 would let a court reduce or waive the six-month divorce waiting period for good cause. The six-month rule still governs cases filed today.
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Accelerated Debt Settlement: FTC Wins $108.6 Million Default Judgment
A federal court in Arizona entered a $108,586,567.60 default judgment on October 14, 2026, permanently banning seven Accelerated Debt Settlement companies.
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ACLU Sues Concord NH Housing Authority Over In-Unit Sensors
ACLU sues a NH housing authority over sensors installed in roughly 300 public housing units. What the newly filed complaint alleges and what state law says.
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Amazon Ring Sued Over "Familiar Faces" Facial Recognition (2026)
A Virginia man's June 2026 class action (No. 2:26-cv-01887, W.D. Wash.) alleges Amazon Ring's Familiar Faces feature scans biometric faceprints of non-users without consent.
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Ameris Bank Hit With $79.5M Whistleblower-Retaliation Judgment
A California federal court entered a $79.5M judgment against Ameris Bank for whistleblower retaliation and the wrongful firing of ex-Balboa CEO Patrick Byrne.
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Apple Faceprints Go to BIPA Jury; Face Crops Ruled Not Biometric
An Illinois federal judge ruled on September 30, 2026 that Apple Photos faceprints can go to a BIPA jury, but held that face crops are not biometric identifiers.
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Apple's $250 Million Apple Intelligence Settlement: $25 Per Device, Claims Open
A judge preliminarily approved Apple's $250 million Apple Intelligence settlement. Claims are open at a presumptive $25 per eligible iPhone, capped at $95.
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Arizona Court Vacates Sentence Over AI Video of Dead Victim
Arizona's Court of Appeals vacated a 10.5-year manslaughter sentence over an AI video of the deceased victim. The conviction stands; resentencing follows.
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Arizona Squatter Law: SB 1426 Fast-Tracks Removal (2026)
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed SB 1426 (Chapter 69, 2026), amending A.R.S. 12-1173 to fast-track removal of unlawful occupants and speed the writ of restitution.
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Arizona Supreme Court Bars UIM Stacking Across Jointly Purchased Household Policies
Arizona Supreme Court's July 6, 2026 Balzan ruling caps underinsured motorist stacking when household auto policies are jointly purchased. What it means.
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Arizona's Alec and Lydia Act Adds Coercive Control to Custody Law
Arizona's Alec and Lydia Act (HB 2995) took effect June 22, 2026, adding coercive control, including GPS tracking and stalking, to Arizona custody law.
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Arkansas Teen Online Privacy Law (Act 952) Now in Effect
Arkansas Act 952 (HB 1717) took effect July 1, 2026, extending COPPA-style consent, targeted-ad, and data-rights rules to minors up to age 16. What to know.
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AT&T Settlement MDL Reassigned in August 2026; Final Approval Granted October 2
AT&T's data breach settlement MDL was reassigned to Judge Fitzwater on Aug. 17, 2026. He granted final approval on Oct. 2, 2026. Dated case record and FAQs.
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AT&T's $177 Million Data Breach Settlement Wins Final Approval
A federal judge granted final approval to AT&T's $177 million data breach settlement on October 2, 2026, approved $59M in fees and modified the cy pres process.
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ATF "Engaged in the Business" Rule Vacated Nationwide in Texas v. ATF
A Texas federal court vacated the ATF 2024 "Engaged in the Business" rule nationwide on June 12, 2026 under the APA. What it means for dealers and private sellers.
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Australia's 'Stage 2' Defamation Reforms Take Effect, Rewriting When Online Platforms Are Liable for Other People's Posts
NSW and the ACT switched on Australia's Stage 2 digital-intermediary defamation reforms on July 1, 2024, with Victoria following that September.
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Australia's Privacy Regulator Ends Its Inquiry Into the 2025 Qantas Data Breach Without a Full Investigation
Australia's OAIC found on 16 July 2026 that the evidence did not show Qantas failed to take reasonable steps under the Privacy Act over its 2025 data breach, and declined a formal investigation.
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Bankruptcy Stay Tolls North Carolina Judgment Renewal Deadline
The Supreme Court of North Carolina held on October 23, 2026 that N.C.G.S. 1-23 tolls the ten-year judgment renewal deadline while a bankruptcy stay runs.
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Belt Parkway Dashcam Catches Insurance Fraud Scheme: What You Need to Know
Dashcam video exposes a staged insurance fraud scheme on the Belt Parkway in Queens. Learn about the arrests, New York insurance fraud laws, and dashcam recording rights.
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BGH Refers Facebook False Quote Meme Case to the CJEU (VI ZR 64/24)
Germany's BGH stayed VI ZR 64/24 on October 27, 2026 and referred six questions on Facebook's liability for false quote memes to the CJEU. No ruling yet.
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BGH Refers GDPR 'Household Exemption' Question to CJEU Over Kitchen Camera and Chat Forwarding Cases
Germany's Bundesgerichtshof stayed two appeals on 17 September 2026 and asked the CJEU to define the GDPR household exemption's limits. No ruling yet on either case.
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BGH Sets Aside SCHUFA Score Disclosure Orders but Lowers the Proof Bar for Claimants (I ZR 227/25)
On 21 October 2026 the Bundesgerichtshof set aside four orders requiring SCHUFA to explain how it calculates credit scores, but made the claim far easier to prove.
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BGH Voids a Subscription Provider's Price-Change Clauses for Lack of Transparency
Germany's Bundesgerichtshof held on 1 October 2026 (III ZR 205/25) that subscription membership-fee change clauses are void for non-transparency under § 307 BGB.
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Birchstone Management EEOC Settlement: $500,000, Claims Process
On October 6, 2026 the EEOC said Birchstone Management will provide $500,000 and open a claims process after finding it refused to hire women as pallet repairers in WA, TX and NV.
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Boulder Sued Over Flock License-Plate Camera Surveillance (2026)
Two Boulder residents sued the city in May 2026, alleging its 31 Flock license-plate cameras track drivers without a warrant under the Colorado Constitution.
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Braun's Law Signed: Two of California's Four DUI Bills Wait Until 2031
Newsom signed a four-bill California DUI package on September 25, 2026. Only SB 907 is chaptered, and two of the bills do not become operative until 2031.
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Bundestag and Bundesrat Pass Bundespolizeigesetz Reform
The Bundestag and Bundesrat both passed the Bundespolizeigesetz modernisation on 25 September 2026. What it authorises, including real-time biometric detection.
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CA Court Backs Journalist Who Published Sealed Arrest Report
California appeals court, Sept. 29, 2026: the First Amendment and Section 230 barred a 15-count suit over a journalist's publication of a sealed arrest report.
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California AB 1331 Workplace Surveillance Bill Signed Into Law
AB 1331 passed the California Legislature but is not yet law. See what the workplace surveillance bill would actually restrict, and enforce, if enacted.
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California AB 1709 Bars Addictive Features for Users Under 16
California AB 1709, approved September 10, 2026 and chaptered as Chapter 183, bars addictive features for California users under 16 starting January 1, 2027.
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California AB 2025: Disclosing Altered Rental Listing Photos
California AB 2025 adds Civil Code 1940.11, requiring disclosure when a rental listing photo is digitally altered. Status, text and the 2027 start date.
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California AB 2042 Rewrites How a Debt Collection Default Judgment Gets Undone
California AB 2042, Chapter 379, confirms a debt buyer default judgment can be set aside where lawful service produced no actual notice, and shifts the burden on service.
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California AB 2050 Signed: HOA Reserve Funding Floor Starts 2032
Newsom signed AB 2050 on September 29, 2026 as Chapter 796. New Civil Code 5552 makes underfunded California HOAs fund reserves, but not until January 2032.
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California AB 2789 Changes How Courts Must Notify Parents of Custody Mediation
California AB 2789, signed Aug. 22, 2026, changes how courts notify parents of custody mediation and requires notice of the domestic violence separate sessions right. Effective Jan. 1, 2027.
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California AB 686: Deepfake Election Law Extended to 2031
Gov. Newsom signed AB 686 on Sept. 19, 2026, extending California's deepfake candidate media law (Elections Code 20010) from a 2027 sunset to January 2031.
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California Appeals Court Narrows, But Keeps Alive, Leah Remini's Scientology Defamation Suit
On July 31, 2026, a California Court of Appeal panel affirmed in part and reversed in part an anti-SLAPP ruling in Leah Remini's defamation suit against the Church of Scientology, sending surviving claims toward trial.
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California Appeals Court Rejects Blank Loan Form as Debt Proof
A California appeals court ruled a blank loan template did not prove a debt, reversing summary judgment under the state's Fair Debt Buying Practices Act.
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California Bars Courts From Requiring Advance Notice Before an Emergency Restraining Order
California AB 1657, Chapter 368, bars courts from requiring advance notice to the restrained party, or an explanation for its absence, before an ex parte DV restraining order.
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California Court Reverses Custody Order for Section 3044 Error
California appeals court, Sept. 8, 2026: a family court cannot skip the section 3044 domestic violence presumption because another judge found it rebutted.
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California Court Splits on Hospital Tracking Pixel Class Ruling
Doe v. Adventist Health System/West, published August 24, 2026, affirms part and reverses part of a CIPA and CMIA class certification denial.
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California Court: Wealth Alone Doesn't Bar a Divorce Fee Award
California's First District held family courts must make express Family Code 2030 findings before denying a postjudgment divorce attorney fee request.
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California Enacts Workplace Surveillance Laws AB 1331, AB 1883
California chaptered AB 1331 and AB 1883 on September 30, 2026. The bathroom-surveillance and AI emotion-detection limits go into effect January 1, 2027.
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California Expands the Probate Child Support Notice to Cover Heirs
California SB 1264, Chapter 427, rewrites Probate Code section 9202(e): actual knowledge triggers the notice, heirs and beneficiaries are covered, and no one must investigate.
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California Extends Its Child Support License Safe Harbor to Every License
California AB 2195, Chapter 291, signed September 18, 2026, lets a low-income support obligor claim relief from suspension of any professional or occupational license.
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California Lawmakers Pass SB 923: CCPA Delete-Right Expansion, Explained
California SB 923 was enrolled and presented to Governor Newsom on September 2, 2026. Under article IV, section 10(b)(2) he has until September 30 to act.
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California Makes Companies Tell the AG Before Handing Over Abortion Records
California AB 1930, Chapter 468, was signed September 26, 2026. New Civil Code 1798.309 requires seven business days notice to the Attorney General before producing records.
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California Overhauls Child Support Math for the First Time Since 1992 Under SB 343
California's SB 343 rewrote the statewide child support guideline effective September 1, 2024, changing the K-factor, low-income adjustment, and add-on rules.
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California Pet Policy Disclosure Law Takes Effect April 1, 2027
California SB 1296 makes landlords give a written pet policy to every rental applicant. Chaptered September 30, 2026, it is not operative until April 1, 2027.
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California Pixel-Wiretap Rulings Split the Same Week: Blue Shield Claim Dismissed, BlueChew Claims Advance
Two N.D. Cal. rulings in July 2026 split on website tracking-pixel wiretap claims: the federal Wiretap Act claim against Blue Shield was dismissed with leave to amend, while state wiretap claims against Google and Meta over BlueChew trackers advanced.
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California Repeals the Age-Appropriate Design Code and Replaces It With a New Kids' Privacy Law
California AB 2246, Chapter 187, repeals the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act and enacts a new Civil Code title with no DPIA requirement and doubled penalties.
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California Requires Officers to Seize Ammunition Under Protective Orders
California AB 1753, Chapter 458, was signed September 26, 2026. It requires officers to seize ammunition in plain sight and phases in new court procedures through 2028.
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California SB 1050: Synthetic Performer Ad Disclosure Law
California's SB 1050 (Chapter 246) requires a clear disclosure when ads use AI synthetic performers, signed Sept. 16, 2026, effective January 1, 2027.
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California SB 1111 Adds AI Digital Replicas to Likeness Law
California SB 1111, Chapter 862, signed September 30, 2026, adds AI digital replicas to Civil Code 3344 and false personation law, effective January 1, 2027.
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