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 Seventh Circuit held that the 2024 amendment to BIPA’s damages provision applies retroactively, eliminating the possibility of “per‑scan” statutory damages for cases pending at the time of ...

"A plaintiff who alleges thousands of claims under BIPA Section 15 is only 'entitled to, at most, one recovery under' Section 20. We hold that this amendment applies retroactively because it impacts ...

In a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) proceeding, a district court dismissed the government’s suit to enforce FBAR penalties, holding that the government had violated the ...