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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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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cancelled the registrations of 114 multi‑system operators, bringing the total number of active cable operators in India down to 756 after 1,159 exits since early 2025. The move is part of a year‑long crackdown aimed at enforcing licensing, security clearances and transparency, effectively pushing the sector toward consolidation. In parallel, the government announced a National AI Skilling Programme for 15,000 creators, launched the multilingual MyWAVES OTT platform, and introduced free‑to‑air television that works without set‑top boxes. Together, these actions signal a coordinated effort to modernise India’s media landscape and expand digital participation.
The FDA will convene a March 27 public meeting to revisit the DSHEA “innovation door,” specifically the phrase “dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake.” Industry leaders from the Natural Products Association,...
On a single Friday, six U.S. courts—four state appellate courts and two federal district courts—issued opinions flagging fabricated citations or quotations in briefing documents. The cases, ranging from Nebraska to California, involved both attorney‑prepared filings and pro se litigants, suggesting unchecked...
Former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit in a Philadelphia federal court, accusing the owners of Costa Rica's Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort and a Pennsylvania venture‑capital firm of negligence. The suit stems from the March 2025 death of...
Singapore‑based Sinolam International has launched a $4 billion arbitration claim against Panama under the Panama‑Singapore free trade agreement, alleging unlawful cancellation of a 441 MW LNG‑to‑power project license. The dispute, filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), stems...
HM Revenue & Customs has dramatically stepped up enforcement on crypto assets, sending 101,024 capital‑gains‑tax warning letters between 2020 and 2025. This volume is over 40 times greater than the letters issued for shares, making crypto investors its biggest CGT...
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly’s request to block a racketeering lawsuit, allowing a class action alleging the companies concealed Actos’s link to bladder cancer to proceed. The suit targets tens of thousands of insurers and other...
Ethisphere’s 2026 “Most Ethical Companies” list expands to 138 honorees, up from 92 in its 2007 debut. The roster includes 16 firms that have settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and two companies currently under FCPA scrutiny. The...
Centerbase announced a native integration with NetDocuments’ ndMAX, linking practice‑management matter data directly to AI‑driven document workflows. The integration automatically extracts parties, dates and obligations from saved documents and writes them back into Centerbase for reporting and automation. It also...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to ease compliance and de‑criminalise minor corporate offences by amending the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008. The bill was sent to a joint parliamentary committee after...
Employers expanding globally face diverse restrictions on background checks. Criminal record inquiries are heavily limited, with many countries prohibiting access to spent convictions, while drug testing rules differ widely, often illegal in Europe and requiring consent elsewhere. Education verification remains...
AppalReD Legal Aid hosted a free disaster‑response clinic in eastern Kentucky to untangle heirs’ property titles that block FEMA assistance. Generations of informal land transfers have left many flood survivors unable to prove ownership, even after the 2022 and 2025...
Virginia’s legislature passed a bill that, starting in July, will block air‑quality permits for data centers unless their onsite generators meet federal Tier 4 emissions standards, reflecting growing community backlash over noise, pollution and water use. The measure, which originally required...
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a permanent injunction that bars union organizer Adrienne Enghouse from entering CEO Jamie Silva‑Steele’s private residence after she left a union‑related flyer at the front door. The court found Enghouse intended to trespass,...
The Federal Communications Commission announced on March 24 that seven criminally convicted individuals who siphoned more than $14 million from the E‑Rate program will be barred from all Universal Service Fund (USF) initiatives for three years. The fraud, spanning 2010‑2016, involved...
Harvey, the fast‑growing legal‑AI platform, has appointed former Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright as Chief Strategy Officer. Enright, who most recently served as a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, brings over a decade of experience scaling privacy, compliance and AI policy...
The California Age‑Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) faces ongoing constitutional challenges after NetChoice’s lawsuits. In March 2026 the Ninth Circuit ruled that the law’s broad coverage definition and age‑estimation requirement likely survive facial challenges, but found data‑use and dark‑pattern provisions unconstitutionally...
SCOTUS will hear oral argument in Watson v RNC at 10am. Democracy Docket will be your best source for full coverage. https://www.democracydocket.com
Democratic Senators Demand FCC Conduct Foreign Investment Review of Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Over Backing by Middle Eastern Funds, China’s Tencent https://t.co/hEDGRnqwMl via @variety
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. RNC, a challenge to Mississippi’s five‑day grace period for postmarked mail ballots. The case pits the Republican National Committee and state GOP against federal election‑day statutes and could set a nationwide...
Just in: Bruce Springsteen authorizes ACLU to use 'Born in the USA' in a new ad campaign that debuts as the organization figures in a Supreme Court case that could deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States...
NEW: A fresh lawsuit from veteran Voice of America journalists alleges @KariLake put propaganda on the network's broadcasts. My story for NPR: https://t.co/pFLl4Uu0oQ
In this episode, Pat Tsen, Deputy Executive Director for Consumer Policy, Transportation, and Enforcement at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), explains how the CPUC regulates autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger services, detailing the permit process, data collection requirements, and enforcement...
Seneca Mortgage Servicing sued Homespire Mortgage for refusing to fund a $376,147.06 Fannie Mae loan repurchase after a July 2025 put‑back notice. Seneca paid the agency on Homespire’s behalf in November 2025 and now seeks reimbursement, interest, and legal fees. The underlying...
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit compelling the Statewide Charter School Board to detail every non‑constitutional reason it rejected the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School, arguing the board’s reliance on religious grounds creates a thin record for courts....
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned Maine that Medicaid fraud will no longer be tolerated after reports that Paradise Residential Services billed over $16 million in inflated rates, charging twice the national average for autism residential care. The provider, accused of...
The article contends that the Supreme Court’s 1983 INS v. Chadha decision, which invalidated legislative vetoes, undermines Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution—a tool that lets Congress order the withdrawal of U.S. forces via a concurrent resolution. It argues that...
Attorney Mitch Jackson has released a free online book, "Privacy in America: What Every American Needs to Know," to expose how government policies and technology companies are eroding personal privacy. He argues that everyday devices—from phones to smart speakers—continuously transmit...
French regulator Arcep has opened a public consultation on the future of the wholesale digital terrestrial television (DTT) market as broadband delivery gains ground. The review examines DTT’s competitive position, minimum coverage obligations and the impact of rising IPTV and...
In this episode, Professor Ben Edwards discusses the accelerating re‑incorporation trend as companies weigh Delaware, Nevada, and Texas for corporate domicile. He shares data from his "Project Pokemon" tracking effort, showing Nevada attracting roughly 28 public firms in 2025—three times...
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), enacted in 1974, still governs student data under paper‑based assumptions despite schools now operating in a fully digital environment. Recent high‑profile ed‑tech breaches have highlighted the law’s inability to address modern data‑security...
Mining giant Rio Zim has filed a High Court suit challenging the Ministry of Mines’ August 2025 cancellation of Special Grant No. 849 for the Sengwa coal fields. Rio Zim, which has spent over $5 million on exploration and feasibility studies, argues...
Lakia Jackson, 36, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for a Medicaid fraud scheme that siphoned $2.66 million intended for at‑risk pregnant women and young children in Wisconsin. She pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft after...
Pay transparency regulations are accelerating, with 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. already enacting laws and the EU Pay Transparency Directive set to take effect in June. Mercer’s research shows 81% of U.S. firms have begun a transparency strategy, yet...
A Washington man was awarded a $10 million jury verdict after emergency‑department physicians ordered the wrong imaging study, delaying treatment of a spinal epidural abscess. The misstep resulted in a 17‑hour wait, during which his paralysis progressed and became permanent. The...
The article highlights a trust gap in compliance automation where control owners and auditors distrust system‑generated evidence, leading to parallel manual processes. Even though technology works, resistance stems from loss of professional identity and lack of auditor‑friendly documentation. Successful programs...
Alan Moses argues that the heated debate over restricting jury trials distracts from the urgent crisis of an 80,000‑case criminal backlog in UK courts. He critiques the Leveson proposal to replace juries with bench divisions for lesser offences, suggesting it...
Legal AI is reaching a pivotal moment in 2026 as enterprises shift toward on‑premise deployments to safeguard sensitive case data. Market signals show a 40% year‑over‑year rise in self‑hosted solutions, challenging the dominance of cloud‑based subscription models. Vendors now grapple...
New York Senate Bill S7263 seeks to impose liability on AI chatbots that impersonate licensed professionals in law, medicine and other fields. While the sponsor emphasizes targeting false credential claims, the bill’s language broadly bans AI from delivering substantive advice...
Gastineau’s $100M ESPN ’30 for 30’ Suit Fails Due to Newsworthiness https://t.co/ueQBQRyNdC via @sportico @McCannSportsLaw
Vanta unveiled a new suite of automation tools aimed at streamlining enterprise compliance and privacy management. The offering introduces three context‑aware agents—Compliance, Third‑party Risk Management, and Customer Trust—that continuously monitor evidence, assess vendor risk, and automate security query responses. New...
A cross‑party parliamentary roundtable warned that non‑disclosure agreements (NDAs) are being misused to conceal workplace harassment and discrimination, eroding trust and accountability. While NDAs can have legitimate uses, evidence showed 79% of employees who report misconduct face retaliation and 43%...
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi restaurant, alleging an Americans with Disabilities Act violation after the employer fired an employee with a seizure disorder nine days after a seizure. The termination letter told the worker to “focus...
California Coast Credit Union CEO Todd Lane is embroiled in a rare, combative merger dispute with San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU). After SDCCU attempted to renegotiate the April 2025 deal and install its own CEO, Cal Coast sued, alleging breach of the...
The FDA’s Rare Disease Evidence Principles (RDEP) introduce flexible trial designs, allowing sponsors to use natural‑history data and novel biomarkers as endpoints. These guidances aim to accelerate approvals for rare‑disease therapies while maintaining safety as a top priority. However, analysts...
Loan officer couple Ashley and Christopher Hoehn have filed a federal lawsuit against former employer Stockton Mortgage, alleging the company used forensic tools to scrape their private Gmail messages from company laptops. The suit adds a computer‑fraud claim to an...
The SEC, together with the CFTC, released guidance that categorizes digital assets into five groups, clarifying that only digital securities are subject to securities law. This move comes as Congress wrestles with market‑structure legislation, with the Senate’s bills delayed over...
The UK government is eager to regulate stablecoins, but Scotland already operates a stable‑coin regime through its own banknotes. Issued by three commercial banks, Scottish notes circulate as legal currency backed by assets, and the Banking Act 2009’s definition allows them...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has repeatedly postponed a ruling on its public‑cloud market investigation, allowing existing Crown Commercial Service contracts with Microsoft to continue unchecked. As a result, public‑sector bodies remain tied to costly, long‑term licences that...
A Fifth Circuit panel denied the FTC’s request for a stay, activating a district court ruling that vacates the 2024 HSR filing form. As a result, the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office will again accept the pre‑February 10 2025 HSR form, though filers...
