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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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Verizon obtained a federal preliminary injunction forcing T‑Mobile to pull ads claiming consumers can save over $1,000 annually by switching to its “Better Value” plan. T‑Mobile rejected the ruling, asserting its advertising is accurate and backed by HarrisX market research, and announced it will continue to defend the claims. The dispute adds to a broader legal clash, as AT&T also sues T‑Mobile over similar savings assertions and has secured its own injunction against T‑Mobile’s “Easy Switch” tool. Meanwhile, cable operators are gaining a notable share of new mobile customers, accounting for roughly one‑third of net additions in Q4 2025.
FATCA and CRS filings seem on track, yet private‑capital firms wrestle with fragmented investor tax data. Records are siloed across onboarding tools, fund administrators, internal databases and external providers, forcing compliance teams into repetitive reconciliation work. Legacy, manually‑driven infrastructures amplify...
India’s Ministry of Ports & Shipping announced a six‑month postponement of the cabotage policy that would have ended foreign‑flag vessels’ right to operate coastal shipping routes. The original rule, introduced in 2018, aimed to force domestic operators to handle intra‑country...
Tina Tolliver, a veteran healthcare compliance executive, argues that compliance officers remain isolated because many organizations still place them under legal or finance functions despite 25 years of regulator guidance. Since 1998, the HHS Office of Inspector General and the...
The Canada Revenue Agency denied a Newfoundland and Labrador taxpayer’s disability tax credit (DTC) for the 2014‑2018 period, and a Tax Court judge upheld the denial. The claimant, who experiences frequent bowel movements after gallbladder removal and lives with ADHD,...
The Supreme Court’s pending case Trump v. Barbara, which questions the scope of birthright citizenship, featured Justice Gorsuch quoting Justice John Marshall Harlan’s 1898 lecture on United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The citation comes from a 2013 scholarly article co‑authored by...
On March 31, 2026 the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to broaden spectrum access for emerging commercial space activities such as in‑space servicing, lunar missions, and private orbital labs. The proposal targets the 2320‑2345 MHz band and formalizes piggyback...
The Technology and Construction Court issued a landmark ruling in Crest Nicholson v Ardmore, expanding Building Liability Orders (BLOs) under the Building Safety Act. The judgment enforced a £14.9 million (≈$19 million) adjudicator’s award and, for the first time, introduced an anticipatory...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has secured a $15 million recovery from employers that terminated workers for refusing COVID‑19 vaccinations without exploring reasonable accommodations. The settlement follows a surge of employee lawsuits alleging disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act....
Canada’s top securities regulator has accused KPMG of misvaluing loans in four Bridging Finance funds, alleging the auditor failed to challenge inflated loan figures and misrepresented audit quality for 2019‑2020. The OSC seeks an administrative penalty of up to C$40 million...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced Bill 25, an Education Act amendment that bans ideology and political symbols in public classrooms, mandates a weekly playing of the Canadian national anthem, and requires neutral, balanced instruction. The legislation also protects staff from...
A securities class action filed in January 2026 accuses Beyond Meat’s board and executives of misleading investors by failing to disclose a material asset impairment before the third quarter of 2025. Plaintiffs allege the company continued to tout cost‑reduction initiatives...
The Trellis Blog’s latest installment examines how repeat litigants shape case strategy by leveraging state trial‑court data. By tracking parties from filing through resolution, the analysis shows that identifying recurring defendants or plaintiffs can shift uncertainty into tactical advantage. The...
Grammy‑winning rap duo Salt‑N‑Pepa filed a 71‑page appellate brief urging the Second Circuit to reverse a district‑court dismissal of their lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the ownership of their 1986 master recordings. The duo contends the lower court applied...
Key changes starting from 1st April you need to know 1. New income tax rule New income tax rules will be implemented from 1 April Old terms like assessment year and previous year will be replaced by tax year Income tax up to ₹12...
A UK company, Full Colour Black Ltd trading as Brandalised, sued graffiti artist Banksy and his representative Pest Control over an Instagram post about a Guess window display featuring Banksy’s Flower Thrower image. The High Court found the libel claim...
Baruch Singer’s 10‑story, 215,000‑square‑foot office and yeshiva project in Midwood, Brooklyn, faces a foreclosure lawsuit from lender Parkview Financial, which claims Singer owes at least $125 million. The suit alleges Singer missed the October 2023 completion deadline and failed to lease...
Informatica highlighted the critical role of trusted data in meeting ever‑growing regulatory demands during a DBTA webinar. A recent survey cited by David Thain shows 93% of data leaders say regulations impede their initiatives. Speakers emphasized that siloed data hampers...
Saga Communications filed a Form 8‑K with the SEC requesting a 15‑day extension to submit its 2025 Form 10‑K, missing the March 31 deadline. The company cited the need for additional time to resolve technical tax issues and accounting impacts stemming...
A coalition of 21 states, cities and counties filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit challenging the EPA’s repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The plaintiffs argue the rollback violates the Clean Air Act and ignores...
Benchmark Mortgage filed a Texas Business Court lawsuit against former business development director Marty Preston and former branch manager Denise Donoghue, alleging they stole confidential profit‑and‑loss data and shared it with competitors. The complaint seeks a temporary injunction and more...
Callaway Arts & Entertainment, the New York‑based publisher behind Madonna’s 1992 "Sex" book and a Bob Dylan centennial volume, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company disclosed assets and liabilities ranging between $1 million and $10 million and cited "predatory" alternative lenders...
If FDA does this, which is highly likely succumbing to pressure from RFK Jr, it crosses a new red line and, as far as I know, is unprecedented. Lifting a ban on drugs that are injected into the bloodstream without...
Now, an association representing independent restaurants (the Independent Restaurant Coalition) has come out calling on the FTC to reject the deal. https://t.co/gHLxPAXYqC
Italian journalist Fabio Butera was ordered to pay roughly $35,000 in damages after courts held him liable for defamatory comments posted by strangers under his Facebook article. Both the Verona court and the Venice Court of Appeal upheld the liability, arguing...
Foreign diplomats are not "subject to the jurisdiction of" the Constitution. They agree to abide by U.S. and state laws by custom; hence the term "diplomatic immunity." American Indians do have birthright citizenship, by law.
"the pending appeals in thomson reuters and ongoing litigation in other cases may significantly shape the legal landscape.” 👀 - what gets decided in thomson reuters v. ross will apply to all other AI cases (all 90+ of them right now)
Academics, advocates, and policymakers have long advocated for a new digital regulator (NDR) to oversee AI and technology markets. On February 25, 2026, GWU’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics and Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator convened a summit of leading experts to examine...
Nexstar and Tegna Claim They Can’t Fully Comply With Court Order Halting Merger Because Certain Actions ‘Cannot Be Undone’ https://t.co/t0tEGLpZam via @variety
Justice Gorsuch to Solicitor General John Sauer in the #SCOTUS argument just now: "I'm not sure how much you want to rely on Wong Kim Ark..."
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo requiring chief information officers at large federal agencies to report every IT contract they approve each month from May through October. The directive, signed by OMB director Russ Vought, also obliges...
“Been using Notebook LM more than CoCounsel. I think it's better at finding the "needle in the haystack." If you load your own sources, it's more accurate…The tradeoff is that you have to give it the sources yourself.” 👀 - this...
The Second Amendment Foundation and partners have filed a lawsuit challenging the 1990 federal ban on firearms in National Park Service facilities, specifically targeting 18 U.S.C. § 930(a). The suit argues the law unconstitutionally bars the roughly 300 million annual park visitors from carrying...
The Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) reform has moved Dutch pension insurers into a decisive implementation phase, with regulators treating communication plans as binding operational commitments. Insurers possess strong actuarial and administration systems but lack a unified mechanism to translate approved...
The Lok Sabha approved the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill on April 1, 2026, targeting 784 provisions across 79 central Acts. The legislation de‑criminalises 717 provisions and amends 67, aiming to rationalise over 1,000 offences. It is presented as a major...
South Carolina just extended its tax filing deadline to Oct. 15 👀 But: It’s only to FILE → You still need to PAY by April 15. Here’s the reason for the change (and what other states are doing): https://t.co/dubwEp4ERL
Nicole Daedone, the founder of OneTaste, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $12 million after a jury convicted her of a forced‑labor conspiracy. The ruling underscores growing legal scrutiny of alternative wellness practices that blur...
At TechShow, Jordan Furlong and Nilay Patel delivered back‑to‑back keynotes that converged on a single insight: the human lawyer remains indispensable. Furlong framed the lawyer as a trusted guide who can walk clients through complex valleys, while Patel emphasized law’s...
The first quarter of 2026 saw limited corporate FCPA activity, with the DOJ’s sole corporate case being the Balt resolution that resulted in a $1.2 million disgorgement after a voluntary disclosure. The SEC did not bring any corporate FCPA actions during...
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs summoned senior officials from Google and Meta on Monday, accusing them of violating a new law that bars users under 16 from social media. The move underscores mounting regulatory pressure on tech firms...
Tony Buzbee’s attempt to dismiss his lawsuit against Jay‑Z was rejected, and the case was transferred from the Southern District of Alabama to the Southern District of New York. Judge Terry Moorer denied the June 2025 dismissal motion, meaning any...
State legislatures are rolling out a wave of niche employment bills that could reshape payroll, leave policies, and workplace surveillance. Missouri enacted HB 754 permitting employees to demand payment in physical specie such as gold bars, while Maryland is debating SB 893...
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to supply records identifying Jewish employees as part of an antisemitism investigation. The court’s directive does not require the university to disclose each employee’s specific group affiliation, but it does demand...
Rosen Law Firm announced a securities class‑action investigation into DNOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) following a 19.1% drop in the company's shares after disappointing Q4 2025 results. The firm says DNOW may have issued materially misleading information to investors and is...
Fonterra has settled a Greenpeace lawsuit by acknowledging that its “100 % New Zealand Grass‑Fed” label could mislead consumers. The company will remove the combined claim from Anchor butter packaging, retaining only “Grass‑Fed,” while Greenpeace highlighted the use of imported palm kernel...
Malta is publicly opposing the European Union's draft framework that would move crypto supervision to the European Securities and Markets Authority. The island nation argues the shift would force it to relinquish direct oversight of major exchanges, threatening its reputation...
Uber’s vice‑president and chief deputy general counsel, Katie Waitzman, highlighted that AI‑driven legal tech will transform productivity and knowledge management within corporate legal teams. She argued that collaboration, not rigid standardization, should guide the deployment of these tools. Uber’s legal...
Google X’s senior discovery and litigation strategy leader, Alex Ponce de Leon, announced that generative AI is fundamentally reshaping corporate legal departments and their reliance on outside counsel. He highlighted that AI‑driven tools are cutting document review times by up...
General counsel Eric D. Greenberg of Cox Media Group argues that legal technology is rapidly deepening the split between high‑value advisory services and commoditized transactional work. He notes that AI‑driven platforms and automation are pushing routine tasks into low‑cost solutions,...
Bird & Bird re‑elected Christian Bartsch as CEO for a second four‑year term, reinforcing its ambition to reach €1 bn (≈$1.09 bn) in revenue by 2029. The firm posted a 6% revenue increase to €672.6 m (≈$733 m) for the year to 30 April 2025, marking...
