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Delaware Supreme Court lets insurers pursue contract claims against Blackbaud over ransomware breach
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed lower‑court dismissals, permitting insurers to bring breach‑of‑contract actions against Blackbaud for its 2020 ransomware incident. Blackbaud had previously paid a $3 million SEC fine and $49 million to state attorneys general for misleading breach disclosures.
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By the numbers: Oil majors acquire $164M of Alaska oil leases
Senior litigation support manager Shannon Lex Bales argues that entrenched firm structures, not technology, are the primary obstacle to legal innovation. She notes that breakthroughs typically emerge when organizations adopt flexible processes, empower support staff, and align leadership with tech goals. Bales, a Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, emphasizes that structural reforms can unlock the full potential of legal‑tech investments. The interview underscores the need for law firms to rethink hierarchy and workflow design.
EDRM CEO Mary Mack says AI is reshaping e‑discovery, but clients now value trust and reliability more than price. She notes that outcomes and long‑term relationships have become the primary purchasing criteria. Mack highlighted EDRM’s focus on transparent AI models...
Litigation startup Advocacy announced a $3.5 million seed investment backed by law firm Fenwick & West, legal‑tech pioneer Relativity Labs, and a consortium of Big Law, boutique firms, and law‑school investors. The capital will accelerate development of its cloud‑based platform that...
The Indian government will grant the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) legal powers to initiate action against illegal coal mining, mirroring the authority enjoyed by the Railway Protection Force. Currently limited to guarding ten mines, CISF will gain the ability...
On March 12, 2026, the European Law Institute will host a webinar to present its newly approved report “Enhancing Child Protection: Private International Law on Filiation and the European Commission’s Proposal COM/2022/695.” The report, led by Dr. Ilaria Pretelli and...
Quebec’s Office québécois de la langue française has launched a province‑wide mystery‑shopper operation to gauge French language use in retail. The effort coincides with Bill 96‑driven tightening of language rules, including “markedly predominant” French signage, lower francisation thresholds, and mandatory French...
In late January, VC Zurn denied a temporary restraining order seeking to block the Fifth Third‑Comerica merger, rejecting the plaintiff’s claims under both Unocal fiduciary standards and Delaware General Corporation Law §141(a). The plaintiff contended that the merger’s “no‑shop” provisions violated...
Law firms are adopting Legal Soft’s VA+ model, which pairs AI‑driven automation with a certified virtual assistant who owns the outcome. The hybrid approach replaces the binary choice of hiring more staff or buying unmanaged software, delivering continuous execution, accountability,...
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Paul Goetz ruled in favor of Shahn Andersen, allowing him to proceed with the purchase of a 6‑story industrial building at 349 West 37th Street in the Garment District. The decision overturns seller George Makkos’ attempt...
Ofcom has opened an investigation into the provider of two anonymous image‑board services to assess compliance with the UK Online Safety Act. The probe focuses on whether the platforms have conducted required illegal‑content risk assessments and implemented safeguards against non‑consensual...
A 40‑year‑old Ghanaian national, Derrick Van Yeboah, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was a senior member of a fraud operation that stole more than $100 million from U.S. victims through romance scams and business‑email‑compromise attacks between 2016...
The U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance confirming that travel time to and from medical appointments qualifies as protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The clarification applies whether the employee is seeking treatment for their own...
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Navy must provide public access to all non‑classified court‑martial records and preliminary hearing documents. The decision follows ProPublica’s 2022 lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations by the Navy’s secrecy policies. The order requires transcripts...
Harvey’s AI agents, launched a year ago, automate multi‑step legal workflows, while the newly released Shared Spaces platform enables real‑time collaboration between in‑house teams and external counsel. The company will host a TalkingTech webinar on 25 March to demonstrate these tools,...
Scottish artist Fern "4nt1r34l" Hook discovered Bungie used her artwork in the Marathon alpha without permission, prompting an investigation that confirmed the claim. Bungie identified a former staff member as the source of the breach and subsequently removed the infringing...
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has ordered cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin to cease operations in the emirate, citing the absence of a required local licence. VARA also warned that any promotion or solicitation of KuCoin’s services violates its regulations and...
The 2025 edition of Selma Lemes’s arbitration report shows Brazil’s arbitral market rebounding, with new cases rising 30% to 376 annually and the average dispute value jumping 122% to BRL 202 million in 2024. International filings also climbed to 64, the highest...
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to allocate city reserve funds into bitcoin was rejected after staff concluded the investment violates the Vancouver Charter and British Columbia’s Municipal Finance Authority Act. The charter restricts municipal assets to government securities, bonds, and...
The European Commission unveiled a Health Package that revises the MDR/IVDR, removes the five‑year certificate cap and introduces risk‑based surveillance, while hard‑wiring cybersecurity reporting and aligning high‑risk AI obligations with the AI Act. The package also launches the first phase...
Emily "Emiru" Schunk filed a motion to dismiss Matthew "Mizkif" Rinaudo's defamation lawsuit, asserting her abuse and sexual assault allegations are protected as her "emotional truth" rather than factual statements. The case, filed in the Western District of Texas, also...
CobbleStone Software has rolled out major upgrades to its VISDOM AI platform, boosting document processing speed and embedding AI tools directly into its collaborative editor. The new preloading feature lets users drag‑and‑drop contracts for background OCR and analysis, eliminating long...
The Oklahoma district court issued a series of orders in the Jarrell v. Haaji litigation between 2023 and 2026. Initial rulings partially dismissed Roadways Enterprises’ motion to dismiss, while later orders compelled both Roadways and Haaji to supplement discovery responses....
On March 4, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued an order partially granting Shakhboz Sharifovich Salomov’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court directed the respondents, including Governor Kristi Noem, to provide...
Federal Judge Scott L. Palk adopted Report and Recommendation 11 in Nigmatov v. Noem et al, granting the petition in part. The court ordered respondents to provide a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days or release the petitioner if the...
Original Penguin’s owner, PEI Licensing, filed a Florida federal lawsuit against NFT collection Pudgy Penguins, alleging trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition over similar penguin designs on apparel. The complaint cites PEI’s use of the “PENGUIN” word mark since 1967...
Tech4Law has posted a password‑protected article titled “AI for Lawyers Feedback on Redacting Documents.” The piece appears to focus on how artificial intelligence can assist lawyers in identifying and removing sensitive information from legal files. While the full content is...
The High Court refused permission for the Charity Commission to seek judicial review of two safeguarding complaints, deeming the claim academic and non‑justiciable. The complaints – one by Damian Murray and another by Lara Hall – had previously been upheld...
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition released draft amendments to South Africa’s National Gambling Regulations, tightening the Voluntary Exclusion Programme. The changes introduce a standardized electronic form, enforce same‑day notice escalation by operators, and set five‑day processing windows for...
The DOJ and FTC under the Trump‑era “Deal Friendly” approach have shifted toward expediting non‑problematic mergers, reviving early termination practices, and favoring structural remedies such as divestitures. In 2025, agencies filed 12 enforcement actions, with nine settled via consent orders,...
Finnegan partners Karthik Kumar and Frank DeCosta, co‑leaders of the firm’s AI + Finnegan practice, were recently appointed practice group chairs. They attribute their rise to consistently acting as active participants and delivering meaningful contributions before receiving formal titles. Their promotion reflects Finnegan’s...
The Federal Circuit Court ordered Alfred Health to pay $30,000 after finding it engaged in unlawful adverse action against an aged‑care nurse practitioner. The judge highlighted the employer’s failure to review its procedures despite the ruling, emphasizing a need for...
When multiple heirs inherit a family home, co‑ownership is imposed by law and often leads to conflict. A sibling buyout—one heir paying the others for their share—offers a way to keep the house and provide liquidity. The process hinges on...
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta appointed a multimember technical committee to monitor Google’s adherence to his behavioral‑remedies order. The judge’s final judgment found Google liable for antitrust violations but stopped short of imposing a structural breakup. Both the Department of...
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has launched a digital Criminal Case Tracker to monitor federal prosecutions that employ novel or aggressive charging theories. The platform reveals a growing trend since early 2025 of grand juries issuing "no...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the state Supreme Court, marking his final reshaping of the bench. In Tanenbaum’s first oral argument, he asked the deputy solicitor general whether his statutory‑interpretation approach resembled Justice Gorsuch’s textualism in...
Nippon Life Insurance Company of America has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by helping a claimant reopen a settled disability case. The plaintiff claims the AI generated...
Independent journalist Sarah Westall filed a federal lawsuit on March 5, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States government, Google LLC, and YouTube LLC. The complaint alleges coordinated government‑coerced censorship, defamation through...
The U.S. Senate voted 47-53 to reject a War Powers Resolution that would have forced President Trump to obtain congressional approval before further military action against Iran, and the House followed with a 212-219 defeat of a similar measure. The...
An Athens appellate court confirmed the 2020 convictions of Golden Dawn’s leadership, reaffirming the party’s status as a criminal organization. The ruling was praised by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias as a historic milestone for Greece’s justice system. The convictions stem...
There is a caveat to the Russia oil waiver for India — “loaded on vessels as of March 5”. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 133, "Authorizing the Delivery and Sale...
Who’s Accountable when AI Agents Act “Agency isn’t a feature—it’s a transfer of decision rights,” says McKinsey Partner Rich Isenberg. “The question shifts from ‘Is the model accurate?’ to ‘Who’s accountable when the system acts?’” https://t.co/Lgqcxr3zq4 @McKinsey #AIGovernance
The Court of Appeal ruled that a claimant who accepts a Part 36 offer after the 21‑day deadline remains bound by the fixed‑cost regime that applied when the offer was made. In Attersley v UK Insurance Ltd, the claim moved to...
That is not the scale of homeowners in America for 15 years now. The QM laws of 2010 and the 2005 BK reform law changed a lot for American economics https://t.co/SfPRuod5EC
Trump’s Renewables Permitting Thaw Is Also a Legal Strategy #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/k898YBqsSa https://t.co/vc4PSNU4wn
Former chief financial ombudsman Walter Merricks withdrew as class representative in the Govia Thameslink rail‑fare case after failing to secure after‑the‑event (ATE) insurance. The claim, certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in 2021, alleges unfair pricing on the London‑to‑Brighton...
Our 2020 challenge to Apple and Google brought one immediate gain: both dropped fees from 30% to 15% for small developers: the makers of the 98% of apps that earn 5% of the revenue. The settlement drops Google’s comparable long-term...
Mediacom, representing ACA Connects members, petitioned the FCC to revise legacy rules that obligate cable operators to keep detailed signal‑leakage logs and make subscriber records available for inspection. The company argues that in today’s all‑digital networks, signal leakage incidents have...
British Columbia’s chief coroner has launched a formal inquest into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that claimed nine lives. The inquiry will scrutinize systemic and procedural failures, including how the shooter’s use of two ChatGPT accounts—one banned but not reported...
I am very pleased to confirm that the SEC has moved to dismiss all claims against me, Tron Foundation, and BitTorrent Foundation. Today’s resolution brings closure, but I never stopped building. I will continue to focus on accelerating innovation in the...
"Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs" https://t.co/SqGRbF04Xc "This may be the first time a lawsuit filed by blue state governments quoted Milton Friedman" 🔥
