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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 Stop Underrides Act 2.0, reintroduced by Senators Gillibrand and Luján and supported by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, aims to mandate side underride guards on all new commercial trucks. The bill expands federal safety requirements, restarts the DOT advisory committee, and orders extensive research and data‑collection initiatives on underride crashes. It also directs the National Academies and GAO to study underride prevalence and the effectiveness of existing rear‑guard rules. If passed, the legislation would create new compliance standards and improve crash documentation for law‑enforcement agencies.
The pharmaceutical industry needs stability & clear guidance from #FDA as it attempts to bring through licensure new drugs & vaccines. Vinay Prasad, FDA's head of biologics, has brought drama to a setting where it's not welcome, @matthewherper.bsky.social writes. https://t.co/Qaw1QmYNpL
Juan Arratia, former Chief of the Contracting Office at CISA, has announced the launch of Arratia & Associates LLC, a consulting firm that will advise on acquisition, procurement, and audit readiness. The new venture follows more than three decades of senior...
Craig Ball released the 2026 edition of his Electronic Evidence Workbook, expanding it to 638 pages and integrating large language model (LLM) insights. The textbook was the first of its kind to be edited by two AI editors, ensuring up‑to‑date...
A French appeals court has rejected an appeal to enforce a $805 million compensation award for Nicaraguan banana plantation workers harmed by the pesticide Nemagon. The court ruled the sums were manifestly disproportionate and violated French public policy, upholding the lower...
Paul, Weiss announced that Antonia M. Apps, former SEC Deputy Director of Enforcement and ex‑federal prosecutor, has joined the firm as a partner in its New York Litigation Department. Apps is renowned for high‑stakes securities and white‑collar litigation. Her arrival...
California’s Labor Code section 201.5 creates a tailored final‑pay regime for workers engaged in motion‑picture production and broadcasting. The statute requires that terminated employees receive all earned wages by the next regular payday, with payment permissible by mail or at a...
Stripe’s Bridge subsidiary received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter, filed in October and approved on Feb. 12. The charter would let Bridge issue stablecoins, custody digital assets, and manage...
In this episode the host challenges the notion of "compassion fatigue" by arguing that genuine compassion, not fake empathy, is energizing for professionals like lawyers and social workers. Drawing on insights from the host's sister, a social worker, the discussion...
NOW: 🇺🇸 Arizona’s SB1649, creating a state-run crypto reserve holding XRP, BTC, and more, cleared the Senate Finance Committee and now heads to the Rules Committee https://t.co/KSlJxJiDTM
The Supreme Court’s 2025‑26 term is poised to issue several high‑profile criminal law rulings, with five pure criminal cases and six related cases among the 23 arguments slated for the next two months. Pending opinions include Villareal v. Texas on...
The article clarifies that a firm’s document management system (DMS) is not a substitute for a dedicated eDiscovery platform. While DMS tools excel at storing and retrieving files, they typically lack features such as legal holds, privilege tagging, and forensic...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two separate cases that invoke Title III of the Helms‑Burton Act, targeting property confiscated by Cuba after 1959. Havana Docks Corp. alleges cruise lines trafficked its former dock concession and seeks...
The Public Sector Fraud Authority reported a record £1.7 bn in detected fraud and error for 2023‑24, more than four times the £438 m reported in 2021‑22. The surge is driven largely by error, especially £327 m linked to closed energy‑affordability schemes, while...
Stripe’s subsidiary Bridge received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter. The license would allow Bridge to issue stablecoins, custody digital assets, and manage reserves under OCC oversight. The decision...
The FDA initially issued a refuse‑to‑file letter for Moderna’s mRNA influenza vaccine, then reversed course within a week and agreed to review the product. The agency will now consider two separate pathways: full approval for adults 50‑64 and accelerated approval...
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (STCA) was formalised on 25 June 2025 by Ukraine and the Council of Europe, creating a dedicated venue to prosecute Russian leaders for the war of aggression. The ICC lacks jurisdiction because...
#FDA backs down on #Moderna: The agency had refused to review the company's licensure application for an mRNA flu vaccine, but after significant pushback has relented. https://t.co/omo7bEBQGW
Employers now face a wave of discreet recording tools—from Ray‑Ban Meta smart glasses to AI‑powered voice recorders like Plaud and auto‑joining meeting bots that generate searchable transcripts. Connecticut’s one‑party consent rule for in‑person conversations and stricter electronic‑monitoring statutes mean many...
Eightfold #AIbias suit: Just the ‘tip of the iceberg’? @HR_Exec https://t.co/stdZRYvq2H #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
SimpleDocs unveiled its Contract Intelligence Layer, a Microsoft Word add‑in that fuses internal policy playbooks, precedent data, and Law Insider’s market standards into a single interface. The feature lets lawyers benchmark clause changes against an organization’s historical agreements and global contract...
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HaystackID hosted an educational webcast titled “eDiscovery Lessons for 2026,” where moderator Philip Favro and a panel of experts dissected the most influential 2025 court decisions on electronically stored information. The discussion highlighted emerging challenges around AI‑generated content, evolving definitions...
Non‑compete clauses are facing heightened scrutiny worldwide as governments introduce tighter limits or outright bans. In the United States, several states have restricted use for low‑wage and medical workers, while the FTC pivots to litigation after its 2024 ban was...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a merger inquiry on 10 October 2025 into the proposed combination of Vandemoortele Group and Délifrance S.A., two major players in the pastry market. A Phase 1 decision on 8 December 2025 concluded the deal would likely...
The episode details Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.'s pre‑arranged Chapter 11 filing in February 2026, outlining its rapid rise to a $3 billion valuation and subsequent collapse due to post‑pandemic revenue decline and tighter capital markets. It explains the company’s business model—an...
In this live LawNext episode, Bob meets Alex Su, CRO of Latitude Legal, over lunch in Alameda to discuss Alex’s unconventional career—from BigLaw associate to legal‑tech sales leader—and his viral TikTok presence that critiques law firm culture. Alex explains how...
The Trump administration slashed the PCAOB budget and installed a career auditor as its head, prompting concerns that auditors are now policing themselves. The SEC argues the changes refocus the board on substantive wrongdoing rather than paperwork errors. Critics fear...
Activist investors had a banner year in 2025, launching a record 255 campaigns and driving a 25% increase in substantive activism across Russell 3000 firms. Healthcare, financial services and technology were the most targeted sectors, while micro‑ and nano‑cap companies bore...
In a recent Texas A&M Law symposium, the SEC suggested a rule granting a safe harbor for companies that omit generic risk factors from their filings. The proposal would treat failure to disclose widely publicized events, likely to affect most...
In February 2025 the U.S. designated six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, extending material‑support statutes and national‑security enforcement to any company dealing with them. The DOJ’s new guidelines prioritize terrorism‑finance violations, while FinCEN’s geographic targeting orders have already...
On February 18, the UK enacted a €60 million liability cap for launch operators under the Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025, replacing the previous unlimited exposure. The cap, which must be included in launch licences, is intended to make the nascent UK...
Boards and senior leaders are confronting a growing dilemma: critical AI systems supplied by foreign vendors operate as opaque black boxes, delivering efficiency while limiting auditability. Ethicists Vera Cherepanova and Brian Haman argue this is fundamentally an ethical issue of...
In a LawNext on Location lunch, Alex Su, chief revenue officer of Latitude Legal, outlines the company’s AI‑driven contract automation platform and its recent $30 million Series B round. He explains how Latitude Legal is expanding from large enterprises to mid‑size law...
Cloud contracts often cite "capacity" without precise definitions, leaving enterprises uncertain about resource availability. As AI and data‑intensive workloads strain specialized processors, providers typically rely on "commercially reasonable efforts" rather than firm guarantees, creating allocation risk. Long‑term commitments can lock...
A new FTI Consulting and Relativity survey of 224 global general counsel shows 60 % view the risk and operating environment as more complex, while 87 % say risk is accelerating. Despite higher workload – 97 % report more work and 57 % see...
The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) has issued a position statement urging Congress and federal regulators to update the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to explicitly govern AI tools used in clinical laboratories. ADLM warns that without modernized...
In this inaugural episode of Legal Speak’s "Supreme Court Brief Spotlight," host Jimmy Hoover chats with UVA Law Professor Amanda Frost about her recent scholarship on the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause. Frost explains how the historical...
SimpleDocs introduced a Contract Intelligence Layer that embeds a law department’s internal policies, historical contract precedent, and verified market standards directly into its Microsoft Word add‑in. The AI‑powered feature surfaces relevant clauses and benchmarks as lawyers draft, cutting manual research...
Universal Migrator announced a price cut for its migration script library, now starting at $3,500. The library covers major legal document management platforms iManage, Microsoft SharePoint, and NetDocuments. The new pricing eliminates per‑migration or size‑based fees, allowing consultants to run...
FinScan, Innovative Systems' AML platform, has added real‑time screening for modern payment rails such as IACH and Fedwire ISO 20022, boosting its capacity to process over 100 million transactions daily. The upgrade introduces advanced conditional logic, API‑first data quality tools, and enhanced...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an Opinion to the European Commission on the draft amended European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) prepared by EFRAG. While the EBA welcomes the simplifications that reduce reporting costs, it warns that permanent reliefs...
The FDA removed a consumer webpage that warned against chlorine dioxide, raw camel milk, chelation and hyperbaric oxygen as ineffective autism treatments, citing a routine cleanup of outdated content. The page, unchanged since 2019, remains only via the Internet Archive,...
The HR Daily Advisor piece uses the latest Knives Out film as a metaphor to explain independent‑contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It outlines the six‑factor economic‑reality test that courts apply to determine whether a worker is an...
Stella Legal, a rapidly scaling UK‑US legal‑tech consultancy, announced a partnership with CLM leader Ironclad on 18 February. The collaboration merges Ironclad’s advanced AI infrastructure with Stella’s service‑first methodology to create a proactive, data‑driven contracting model. Stella, founded a year...
Legal IT Insider announced a free webinar on March 4 featuring Clio’s senior director of product management, Robin Chesterman, to discuss the firm’s new State of Legal Tech report. The study surveyed more than 2,000 legal professionals in the UK...
LegalTech Daily announced the release of the Electronic Evidence Workbook 2026, a comprehensive guide for lawyers and forensic specialists handling digital data. The workbook updates the 2025 standards, adds new AI‑driven preservation tools, and includes practical checklists and templates. It...
South Africa’s tax authority, SARS, has released its domestic Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), outlining how crypto‑related transactions will be reported and shared with tax authorities. The framework mandates crypto‑asset service providers to gather detailed user and transaction data and...
The SEC’s Corporation Finance Division released a fresh set of five CDIs, adding two Rule 13e‑3 going‑private interpretations, two tender‑offer clarifications, and a revised Form S‑4 business‑combination guidance. The new Rule 13e‑3 CDIs formalize the equity‑for‑equity exception and limit non‑waivable conditions, while the...
Swedish RegTech startup Hybridity announced a €2 million funding round to accelerate commercialisation of its AI‑driven compliance platform Hy5. The round brings the company’s total capital to €5 million and adds investors such as Henrik Ekelund, Hans Otterling and family office Fonos....
London‑based legaltech firm adeus has launched True Wills™, a service that records a cryptographic fingerprint of a will on blockchain while keeping the document off‑chain. Backed by an Innovate UK Smart Grant, the product complements traditional wet‑signed wills and is...
