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Delaware Supreme Court revives insurers' contract claims against Blackbaud over ransomware breach
The court reversed lower‑court dismissals, allowing insurers to pursue breach‑of‑contract claims against Blackbaud for its 2020 ransomware incident. Blackbaud previously paid a $3M SEC fine and $49M settlements to state attorneys general for misleading breach disclosures.
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The D.C. Circuit affirmed that the IRS may disclose a taxpayer’s address to ICE under 26 U.S.C. §6103(i)(2) and ruled the IRS‑DHS memorandum of understanding a non‑binding policy statement. In a separate opinion, the court held that the FAA must independently review an airline’s determination that a pilot refused a drug test, citing private nondelegation concerns. The court also sat en banc to hear arguments in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, examining the President’s authority to downsize the CFPB and the potential reach of injunctive relief. These decisions collectively reshape agency discretion and oversight.
Proxy advisers are split on Avio’s proposed bylaw changes ahead of its March 3 extraordinary meeting. Glass Lewis recommends shareholders approve a board size reduction to nine directors, giving the controlling shareholder seven seats, while ISS advises voting against the amendments....
The Department of Justice is appealing a ruling that blocked a subpoena targeting a queer‑owned clinic providing gender‑affirming care, arguing that the clinic’s patient‑education materials should be treated as drug labeling under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. By...
Compliance failures are now costing MedTech manufacturers millions, as regulators require deeper traceability, faster reporting, and unified post‑market oversight. Gaps in ERP and QMS integration lead to delayed approvals, recalls, and costly litigation, turning compliance into a direct revenue driver....
California Assemblymember Dawn Addis is championing AB 1159, a bill that would tighten privacy protections for K‑12 and college students by closing loopholes in the state’s 2014 education data law and restricting AI companies’ use of student information. The proposal...
Colombo & Hurd secured an O‑1B visa for a Dominican Republic audio engineer who won a Latin GRAMMY, achieving approval in three months via premium processing. The petition used an agent‑based sponsor to reflect the professional’s project‑based work across multiple...
Nordic Financials ASA disclosed that its Chief Investment Officer, Svend Egil Larsen, bought 25,851 shares through his wholly owned firm Selaco AS at NOK 1.6395 per share on 27 February. The acquisition raises Selaco AS’s holding to 2,631,000 shares, representing a substantial...
The Sixth Circuit dismissed Ohio property owners' right‑of‑publicity lawsuit against Yardi’s PropertyShark, a free‑trial commercial database that aggregates government real‑estate records. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate any commercial value in their names, a prerequisite for a...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has moved from taxing to dismantling Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) by issuing a revenue memorandum circular that bans and declares all POGOs illegal, repealing the tax law that previously regulated them. This enforcement...
The Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey of 53 professionals reveals a fragmented market for generative AI‑assisted review pricing. Hybrid and per‑document models each account for 28.3% of responses, while per‑GB, per‑token, subscription and outcome‑based models remain niche. When per‑document rates...
Monjur, a Texas‑based legal‑tech firm, launched Monjur Pilot, an AI‑powered legal assistant designed for managed service providers (MSPs). The solution combines large language models with a retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) framework and a proprietary confidence‑scoring system to answer contract questions, redline...
Trafigura nickel fraud case advances as UK court blocks appeal and Trafigura seeks $700mn recovery. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/trafigura-nickel-fraud-case-trader-to.html
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadorian granted withholding of removal, asked a Tennessee federal judge to dismiss human‑smuggling charges, alleging vindictive prosecution by the Department of Justice. After an unlawful, warrant‑less arrest and mistaken deportation, the Supreme Court ordered his return,...
The district court repeatedly denied Cortez L. Franklin's attempts to proceed without paying filing fees, first rejecting his in forma pauperis motion in August 2012 and ordering payment within 21 days. Subsequent petitions, including a habeas corpus request, were also...
The U.S. District Court dismissed Count 6 of the indictment against Doyle Glen Wilson without prejudice on November 13, 2025. Subsequent orders set a January 12 deadline for filing any motion challenging the voluntariness of Wilson’s statements, and granted the government’s motion in limine while denying...
Thailand's central bank introduced strict retail gold‑trading limits effective March 1, 2026. Individuals can now trade up to 50 million baht per day on each online platform, aiming to dampen speculative buying that has lifted the baht. The cap excludes USD‑denominated...
The Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association (NSA) and BIMCO have adopted SALEFORM 2025, the latest version of the standard ship sale and purchase memorandum. The revision updates the 2012 form to reflect new banking, KYC/AML, anti‑bribery, sanctions, and EU emissions regulations. It...
Harvard professor Jack Goldsmith argues that legal debates over President Trump’s recent strike on Iran are largely symbolic, as the Constitution provides only political, not judicial, constraints on presidential use of force. He notes that Office of Legal Counsel opinions...
Trial lawyers can leverage generative AI to condense opening statements, improving juror engagement. A recent example shows ChatGPT rewriting the 15‑minute, 2,300‑word opening from the Derek Chauvin trial into a 360‑word, 2½‑minute version, which was then rehearsed using a realistic...
Bitcoin remains range‑bound around $60,000 while crypto volumes thin, leaving the market searching for a catalyst. JPMorgan argues that the pending U.S. Clarity Act could deliver the regulatory certainty needed to revive institutional interest. The bill would split oversight between...
President Trump has repeatedly proclaimed himself a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, yet his administration’s legal actions reveal a mixed record. The Justice Department has supported modest relaxations of gun rules while simultaneously defending key restrictions, such as the...
UN human rights experts have urged the United Kingdom to ensure that the ongoing review of Equality Act 2010 guidance complies with international human‑rights standards and protects women, girls, and transgender people. Their call follows a 2025 Supreme Court ruling...
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation has amended Part 494 to require commercial property owners to register and report leakage of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Large equipment (≥1,500 lb) must report annual leakage starting March 2026, medium‑size units (200‑1,499 lb) register by June 2026 with reporting...
Former Moelis & Co. investment banker Benjamin Taylor will travel from France to the United States to plead guilty to providing confidential deal information to a multinational insider‑trading network. The ring, uncovered in a 2019 indictment, operated across the US,...
Media Rights Capital (MRC) is suing insurer Fireman’s Fund for up to $100 million after the sixth season of *House of Cards* collapsed following Kevin Spacey’s departure. Spacey agreed to cooperate as a state’s witness, reducing his arbitration award to $1 million...
Apollo moon rocks remain U.S. government property, making their purchase or sale illegal under federal law. A 2002 theft of 8 kg of lunar material resulted in an eight‑year prison term, underscoring the seriousness of the offense. NASA’s Lunar Sample Laboratory...
Connecticut Senate Bill 117, titled An Act Concerning Breaches of Security Involving Electronic Personal Information, mandates that entities experiencing a massive data breach—defined as affecting at least 100,000 state residents—retain a qualified third‑party forensic examiner. The bill requires a detailed...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismissed Olupitan's federal claim against the University of Oklahoma and its Board of Regents, granting the defendants' motion to dismiss without prejudice. The court also declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction...
The Oklahoma district court has issued a series of rulings in Steadfast Insurance Company v. Medina Homes LLC. On September 2, 2025, Judge David L. Russell denied seven motions to dismiss filed by Medina Homes and nine filed by Crystal...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued an order in Singh v. Noem et al on February 26, 2026, setting procedural deadlines for the respondents. They must file an answer within 14 days or a pre‑answer...
On February 26, 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma filed case 26‑082, Hasanov v. Siegel et al. The docket is now publicly available through GovInfo, offering full citation details in Chicago, APA, MLA, and...
A U.S. District Court in Northern California issued a preliminary injunction preventing the USDA from withholding SNAP funding from 21 states and the District of Columbia after they refused to provide detailed recipient data. The judge found the states likely...
The episode explains that Navient borrower compensation checks, funded by a $100 million settlement with the CFPB, will start arriving in early 2026 after a lawsuit alleging the servicer steered borrowers into costly forbearances instead of income‑driven repayment plans. Listeners learn...
JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum warned that interest‑bearing stablecoins are forming a "parallel banking system" that lacks the prudential safeguards of traditional deposits. Treasury estimates up to $6.6 trillion of bank deposits could be exposed if the regulatory loophole remains open. Lawmakers...
On 25 July 2025 the Delhi High Court issued an anti‑arbitration injunction halting a Singapore‑seat ICC arbitration between Engineering Projects (India) Limited and MSA Global LLC. The court relied on Section 9 of the CPC, finding the tribunal’s composition oppressive after...
A federal judge in Oregon issued a preliminary injunction halting ICE's practice of arresting individuals without a warrant or a specific probable‑cause assessment of escape risk. The ruling finds a high likelihood that plaintiffs will succeed on claims ICE is...
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $299.5 million class‑action settlement that resolves claims Toyota falsified emissions tests on more than 272,000 gasoline and diesel forklifts. Eligible owners and lessees can file claims for payouts averaging $1,400‑$2,800 per unit, and...
The SEC announced new insider‑trade reporting rules for foreign private issuers, requiring executives to disclose purchases or sales within two business days, effective March 18, 2026. The mandate aligns foreign executive reporting with U.S. standards and fulfills a 2025 congressional...
Supabase, an open‑source Firebase alternative, has been blocked in India after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invoked Section 69A of the IT Act. The order, issued on Feb 24, has resulted in intermittent access across major ISPs, leaving developers unable...
San Francisco Superior Court clerks ended a two‑day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with court management. The deal includes concessions on cost‑of‑living adjustments, additional time off, and a pledged unit‑by‑unit approach to staffing and training. Union leaders say the...
Argentina’s Senate approved President Javier Milei’s Labor Modernization Act, a sweeping overhaul that lengthens the workday to 12 hours, cuts severance payouts, eases firing, and curtails union activity. The legislation aims to bring the country’s 40% informal workforce into the formal sector,...
EU proposes CBAM treatment for pre-consumer aluminium and steel scrap to curb circumvention and boost traceability. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/eu-cbam-pre-consumer-scrap-proposal.html
I spoke to @IOHK_Charles about crypto market structure legislation. He said, "No bill is better than a bad bill." Do you agree? https://t.co/OVcnZEk8oo
U.S. District Judge John Tunheim issued a sweeping injunction that halts the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation PARRIS, which sought to arrest and detain roughly 5,600 Minnesota refugees who have not yet become permanent residents. The judge ruled the agency’s...
The mass majority of physicians who are doing independent work think they should be an S-corp. The mass majority of physicians who are doing independent work should not be S-corps. #TaxTwitter
"What compliance requirements do articles cover for GDPR?" Same question. Three completely different answers depending on who's asking. An investor, an innovation leader, and a researcher walk into GDPR compliance. None of them see the same thing. Swipe for all three lenses. https://t.co/hh9Yl86EuO
Does anyone know what day the markup of the “kids online safety” bills is supposed to start next week?
wow. NdCal just denied Facebook's attempt to dismiss securities suit for Cambridge Analytica cover-up. Court says plaintiffs credibly alleged Zuckerberg and Sandberg knew it "possessed over 40mil user profiles" way earlier. 4th amended complaint added/redacted cited evidence. /1 https://t.co/Fm91ZEmOre
The hearing for one of the most important court cases in the industry is coming up next week
The Trump administration collected billions in IEEPA tariff money from US companies. They LOST in 3 different courts, including SCOTUS. And now they're trying to stall refunds. I wish I could say I was surprised. 🙄
