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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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Immersion Corporation received an additional Nasdaq delinquency notice on March 24, 2026 after failing to file its Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2026, adding to earlier missed filings for July and October 2025. The company requested a hearing, which was held on March 26, 2026, but the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has not yet ruled on granting more time. Immersion has filed its 2025 annual report and the July 2025 quarterly report, and is working to submit the outstanding 10‑Qs. The notice does not immediately suspend trading but raises the risk of delisting.
The Supreme Court will hear a consolidated case on the FCC’s authority to levy civil penalties after the agency fined Verizon, AT&T and T‑Mobile nearly $200 million for exposing customers’ location data. Former FCC chairs Reed Hundt and Tom Wheeler, joined...
A federal judge dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit against advertisers and the GARM coalition, ruling the claim lacked any antitrust injury. The court clarified that antitrust law protects competition, not individual competitors, and that advertisers’ choice to avoid extremist content...
Questions to answer before you consign art: Length of the term. How and when you get paid for sales. Party responsible for packing, shipping, handling, installing, etc. Party liable for loss, damage, theft. Party responsible for insuring the art. Insurance...
A University of California football senior, Aidan Keanaaina, has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, challenging its Five‑Year Rule that caps eligibility at four seasons within five years. Keanaaina argues the rule suppresses competition and limits his ability...
AI‑driven recruitment platforms are increasingly screening out disabled applicants, as illustrated by a software engineer with multiple sclerosis who was automatically rejected after requesting accommodation. Ontario’s new law, effective Jan. 1 2026, forces employers with 25+ staff to disclose AI use but...
Detroit will file an amicus brief supporting Michigan in its lawsuit against Coinbase over prediction‑market services, after a federal judge granted the city until April 3 to submit its filing. Coinbase argues that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, not state...
German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig has drafted a bill that would criminalise the creation or distribution of unauthorised "sexually suggestive" photographs of clothed individuals, punishable by up to two years in prison. The legislation targets images of clothed posteriors, genital...
Seyfarth Shaw’s sixth annual Commercial Litigation Outlook highlights how AI, privacy regulation, economic strain, and shifting restrictive‑covenant law are reshaping corporate legal risk in 2026. Courts are wrestling with authentication of AI‑generated evidence while businesses seek to protect hybrid intellectual‑property...
It should be illegal to have a NO REPLY email that doesn’t include an unsubscribe link. Forcing me to log onto your platform to unsubscribe from an email I did not ask for in the first place is wild work.
A federal judge ruled that Detroit police officers deliberately suppressed exculpatory evidence in a criminal case, breaching the constitutional Brady obligation to disclose favorable material. The court ordered the immediate release of the withheld evidence and signaled possible sanctions against...
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a law prohibiting law‑enforcement officers, including federal ICE agents, from wearing face coverings while on duty. The measure, the second anti‑mask law this year after Washington’s similar enactment, also obliges officers to present identification...
FOLIO introduced an AI‑driven suite that automatically categorizes and tags legal documents using a shared ontology. The tools integrate via APIs with existing case‑management systems, requiring no code changes. Pricing starts at $199 per month, with enterprise options for on‑premise...
An Illinois Circuit Court ruled that Section 67 of the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act is unconstitutional, stripping unions and other "interested parties" of the right to file private civil actions. The court classified the provision as an improper qui...
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released seven proposed Practice Directions to modernize its hearing procedures. It proposes default paper hearings for evidentiary matters, electronic filing, standardized motions, AI disclosure, virtual oral arguments, and an expedited failure‑to‑file process with...
Texas report shows less than half a percent of federal child‑care scholarship funds were improper, about $4.3 million of a $990 million budget. The investigation, prompted by unfounded Minnesota fraud claims, identified 125 high‑risk providers among roughly 7,500 participants. Improper payment rates...
The Fifth Circuit made a call in the Intuit vs. FTC case (centered on whether the "free" ads were misleading). The finding? The FTC can’t use its own in-house court for the claim, which could mean more such cases end...
The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, concluding that Lynne Freeman’s unpublished YA paranormal romance drafts and Tracy Wolff’s bestselling *Crave* series are not substantially similar. The court held that shared elements—such as a teenage heroine discovering supernatural...
On March 19, 2026 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office unveiled Class ACT, an AI‑driven tool that instantly assigns international classes, design‑search codes, and pseudo‑marks to trademark filings. The automation compresses a process that once took up to five months...
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a new judgment granting priority for CRISPR technology to the Broad Institute, reaffirming its claim despite a recent Federal Circuit decision that vacated and remanded the case. The board applied 37 C.F.R....
On March 6, 2026 the Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) overstepped by refusing to sit with a union representative charged but not convicted. The board affirmed Article 1.07 of the collective agreement, allowing the representative...
The article advises legal professionals to extend the lifespan of their Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentations by repurposing the material into articles, LinkedIn posts, and other digital assets. It outlines practical steps for tailoring content to different audiences, optimizing for...
this means both older incumbents and younger market participants will face an onslaught of agent enabled startups. faster, cheaper, nimbler.
An Ontario Labour Relations Board decision on March 6, 2026 rejected a cafe worker’s claim for tip inclusion, holding that the Employment Standards Act gives employers discretion to determine which employees participate in tip pools. The board distinguished between “withhold” (full capture...
Amid the Trump administration's focus on food, a key FDA leader briefs lawmakers on the agency's plans https://t.co/SrXI4ObmGF
Could this landmark court ruling be “Big Tech’s ‘Big Tobacco’ moment,” as @sachalouise put it? It certainly sounds like a new chapter for social media platforms regarding accountability and social responsibility. Via @MickeyCarroll0 @SkyNews https://t.co/oAVv0UjrZg
Congress introduced a suite of bipartisan bills tackling digital safety and emerging‑technology oversight. Sammy’s Law would compel major social‑media platforms—those with 100 million users or $1 billion in revenue—to provide real‑time safety APIs for FTC‑registered third‑party tools that alert parents to risky...
Sheria Clarke, a partner at Nelson Mullins, was nominated by former President Trump to a U.S. district court seat and appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During the hearing, Senator Richard Blumenthal accused her of giving "Orwellian" canned responses and...
Two 2026 decisions sharpen judicial oversight of administrative tribunals. The Ontario Divisional Court ruled that the Human Rights Tribunal’s practice of dismissing complaints on a premature jurisdictional analysis violated statutory duties. The Federal Court of Appeal clarified that mandamus can...
A federal judge in Connecticut dismissed the libel suit Khan v. Yale University after finding the plaintiff’s litigation conduct egregious. The court highlighted a 70,000‑page document dump, false interrogatory answers, and deliberate concealment of privileged communications. Judge Kari Dooley granted...
Thomson Reuters unveiled an AI Advisory Board composed of leading technologists and legal scholars to steer its next generation of AI‑driven research and workflow tools. At the same time, DocuSign introduced an AI Contract Review Assistant that automatically extracts, analyzes,...
The FCC issued a notice of harmful interference to Pittsburgh amateur radio operator David Kundston after his handheld transceiver disrupted Allegheny County’s west EMS dispatch channel at 470.4375 MHz, a critical 911 frequency. Investigation on July 30, 2025 traced the signal to Kundston’s...
Thailand’s Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) is pushing a private‑trust framework and new asset‑management legislation to turn the country into a regional hub for wealth capital, especially from the Middle East. The plan includes Singapore‑style tax incentives, a 10‑year...
On 12 March 2026 the UK government issued its response to a July 2025 consultation, tightening the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA) rules through revised Notifiable Acquisition Regulations (NARs). The revisions break down the advanced‑materials schedule, add water to the scope, and...
California Senate Bill 1392, known as “Leno’s Law,” returns to the state Senate with revised language aimed at granting smog‑exempt status to classic collector cars. The bill limits eligibility to vehicles at least 35 years old, insured as collector cars,...
The IRS is ending paper tax‑refund checks for about 1.4 million filers, meaning those who don’t provide direct‑deposit information could wait an extra six to ten weeks. Taxpayers receive a CP53E notice giving them 30 days to add or update bank...
Former federal prosecutor Troy Edwards quit his senior national‑security role in the Eastern District of Virginia, citing the Justice Department’s turn toward partisan enforcement under Attorney General Pam Bondi. Edwards, who previously secured convictions against Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 offenses,...
A federal judge in the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that Senate Bill 824, which requires photo identification for voting and expands poll observer rights, complies with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the Voting Rights Act. Judge Loretta...
A class‑action suit filed in the Northern District of California accuses the Trump administration and Google of publicly exposing the identities of roughly 100 Jeffrey Epstein survivors after the Justice Department’s data release. The complaint alleges Google’s core search engine and...
The FBI continues to acquire bulk location information from commercial data brokers, sidestepping the warrant requirement established by the Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision. Agency officials, including Acting Deputy Director Kash Patel, argue the practice complies with the Constitution and the...
Former LuxUrban Hotels founders Brian Ferdinand and Shanoop Kothari have agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve a class‑action fraud suit alleging they misled investors about hotel lease agreements. The payment will be sourced from the company’s directors‑and‑officers liability insurance...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Derek Barr s used the Mid‑America Trucking Show to unveil a sweeping anti‑fraud agenda. The agency announced a crackdown on ghost offices, non‑domiciled CDL holders and bilingual testing, while launching the “Operation Safe Drive” enforcement...
Hmm. I hope they got legal advice. Donations given for a specific purpose can be legally restricted to that purpose. Treating restricted funds as general funding is unlawful and carries penalties for the trustees. https://t.co/2YUgNnzAJo
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice filed court briefs arguing that any weapon deemed in "common use" by law‑abiding citizens could fall under the Second Amendment, even hypothetically extending that protection to nuclear arms. The stance builds on the Supreme...
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will sunset on April 20, 2026, forcing Congress to decide whether to renew a tool that lets the NSA collect foreign communications but often sweeps up Americans. The article highlights the growing...
Ballard Spahr and Franklin Ross Strategies have launched a six‑part podcast series, Debt Sales 101, debuting Monday. The series walks listeners through the full lifecycle of a debt sale, from why firms sell debt to post‑sale compliance. Co‑hosts Joseph Schuster and Chris Eastman...
ISDA issued guidance for OTC derivative parties regarding the anticipated non‑publication of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) on Good Friday, April 3 2026. The guidance outlines fallback mechanisms, amendment procedures, and confirms the holiday‑driven gap in the benchmark. It advises market...
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has filed a lawsuit against his parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, alleging they misused and diverted at least $3 million of his earnings through LLCs they created in 2019. The complaint says the parents transferred...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life‑without‑parole sentences for second‑degree felony murder are unconstitutional, overturning a decades‑old sentencing scheme. The decision, detailed in a majority opinion and several concurring and dissenting opinions, paves the way for the largest resentencing...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Texas death‑row inmate Rodney Reed, who maintains his innocence in the 1998 murder of Stacey Lee Stites. Reed has asked for DNA testing of the victim’s belt, arguing that modern...
