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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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Delaware Chancery Court chief judge Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, accused of bias by Elon Musk and Tesla attorneys, used a board‑game method to reassign two pending cases. Lawyers blindly selected Scrabble tiles from a bag, each tile representing one of six other judges on the bench. The move follows claims the judge showed favoritism toward Musk after ruling against him in high‑profile lawsuits. Randomly assigning new judges aims to quell impartiality concerns and keep the cases moving.
Kentucky is poised to become the first U.S. state to levy a tax on event‑prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The measure is embedded in HB 757, an omnibus tax bill that cleared the Republican‑controlled General Assembly and now awaits...
Italy’s securities regulator CONSOB has ordered the blocking of 32 unlicensed investment websites, adding to a cumulative total of 1,654 takedown orders since July 2019. The sites, many offering forex and crypto‑asset services, were identified under powers granted by the...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering mediation and arbitration, prompting a debate over whether neutrals should disclose its use. Practitioners are considering three emerging approaches: treating AI as a routine professional tool with no disclosure, offering limited transparency about its administrative...
Debeoise & Plimpton urges firms to extend material non‑public information (MNPI) policies beyond traditional securities to include prediction‑market contracts. Current insider‑trading rules often omit these platforms, leaving a compliance blind spot. The firm recommends revising firm‑wide codes of conduct to prohibit...
Workable announced integrated Form I‑9 and E‑Verify capabilities for U.S. customers, embedding federal hiring verification into its onboarding workflow. The move eliminates separate PDFs and manual steps, aiming to cut compliance risk and accelerate new‑hire processing.
Trellis Software is suing ClearList Holdings over a disputed $843 million stake in SpaceX shares, arguing the investor is trying to squeeze it out before the rocket maker's anticipated IPO. The case could set a legal benchmark for how minority owners...
Kilian Kagle, the Justice Department’s chief FOIA and privacy officer, resigned amid the department’s effort to collect and share sensitive voter‑registration data from 17 states with the Department of Homeland Security. The move has already faced dismissals in three federal...
The Reserve Bank of India has lifted a long‑standing restriction, allowing both residents and non‑residents to exchange Indian rupee notes at foreign‑exchange counters inside international airport departure halls. The move, announced in a circular, aims to give travelers last‑minute access...
The Delaware Supreme Court, in Paramount Global v. Rhode Island Office of the Treasurer, affirmed that courts may consider post‑demand evidence and reliable anonymous news reports when assessing a stockholder’s credible‑basis claim under Section 220. The ruling emphasizes that such evidence...
In this episode, host Ed Elson chats with James Sexton about the financial risks of marriage, exploring how partnership decisions intersect with personal economics and broader societal trends. Sexton highlights the hidden costs of divorce, the impact of shifting cultural...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the government will not alter the Pix instant‑payment platform after a U.S. report accused it of distorting trade. The stance highlights Brazil’s commitment to a state‑run fintech model that serves over 120 million...
Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal told Fox Business the Senate Banking Committee is moving toward a markup of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act’s stablecoin‑yield provision, putting the bill "very close" to a floor vote. The comment marks the...
The Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a Pennsylvania packaging plant that fired a coworker who used the n‑word and later terminated a Black employee for exceeding attendance points. The court held that a single, non‑supervisory slur, followed by swift...
A Texas federal court received a class‑action lawsuit alleging Finance of America suffered a data breach two weeks ago. Consumer Melanie Place claims the ransomware group Word Leaks accessed customers’ personal data, including Social Security numbers. The suit is notable for...
Los Angeles federal prosecutors suffered a string of setbacks in immigration‑related protest cases, with U.S. District Judge André Birotte dismissing two trials after finding undisclosed discovery violated defendants' rights. In the high‑profile assault case of Luis Hipólito, who punched an...
Ireland has begun a pilot of its government‑run digital wallet that includes an age‑verification function for social media users. The test, launched on April 3, 2026, aims to confirm users’ ages before they can access platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and...
EU lawmakers confronted Chinese officials in Beijing over a wave of unsafe, non‑compliant products and limited market access for European firms, highlighting consumer safety and forced‑labour concerns. In February, China overtook Japan as Australia’s top source of imported vehicles, capturing...
President Trump attended a Supreme Court hearing on his attempt to end birthright citizenship, a move most analysts expect to be ruled unconstitutional. Meanwhile, defense firms Anduril and Palantir announced a partnership with the Department of War to build the...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) discovered that its Smart Fleet digital wallets were erroneously recharged with a total of ₹129.55 crore (≈ $15.6 million) affecting over 1,000 customers. Seven Indore‑based users allegedly retained ₹5.7 crore (≈ $0.69 million) despite BPCL’s repeated requests for repayment. Police filed...
Senegal’s telecom regulator, the Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes (ARTP), issued a formal warning to operators of illegal “community Wi‑Fi” services. The warning targets networks that frequently rely on Starlink satellite antennas to provide unauthorised broadband. ARTP...
The EU’s Biotech Act created regulatory sandboxes for food‑tech but left novel foods—such as cultivated meat and precision‑fermented proteins—out. Eight leading food and biotech groups, including FoodDrinkEurope’s members like Nestlé and Danone, issued a joint statement demanding that novel foods...
Dunamu and Naver Financial have pushed back their share‑exchange deadline from June to September after the Korea Fair Trade Commission extended its review. A Financial Supervisory Service correction order on April 3 added further regulatory uncertainty. The merger, valued at roughly...
FINRA imposed a $450,000 civil fine on Ameriprise Financial Services, accompanied by a $993,950.47 restitution order, for supervisory failures involving variable annuity exchanges with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit (GLWB) riders between 2015 and 2018. The firm also received a formal...
More than a year into Trump’s second term, federal courts have become the primary battleground over his higher‑education agenda. Inside Higher Ed’s analysis of 64 lawsuits shows plaintiffs winning 33 cases while the administration leads in only 17, with 14...
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission announced a crackdown on “grey capital”, mule accounts and investment scams, labeling it a national priority. The regulator will tighten customer due‑diligence, enforce faster disclosure for listed firms, and enhance tracking of money flows, especially...
Andy Shovel, co‑founder of vegan food brand THIS, has launched an AI‑powered law firm called Keith, targeting the notoriously stressful conveyancing market. The startup announced a $2.5 million seed round and plans to operate with 30‑40 narrowly focused AI agents that...
Thomson Reuters announced a strategic partnership with Hotshot to embed its AI‑driven research tools into law school curricula, giving students hands‑on experience with commercial legal tech. Clio introduced new agentic features to its Clio Work platform, automating routine tasks such...
Reuters just reported `Italy fines Revolut over $13 million for alleged unfair commercial practices.` Some will say, the fine is small and is part of doing business. That isn't okay for the leading innovator and especially after a year-on-year increase in...
FutureLaw 2026 will convene 500 legal‑tech practitioners, technologists, and policymakers in Tallinn on May 14‑15, focusing on operational AI integration, machine‑readable legal workflows, and cross‑border governance. The two‑day program includes 25 hours of sessions, eight workshops, and discussions on the...
This week saw a flurry of federal actions spanning environmental, election and consumer‑protection policy. The Endangered Species Committee granted Gulf of Mexico oil producers an exemption from the Endangered Species Act, while President Trump issued an executive order tightening absentee‑ballot...
New York’s Stop Highway Community Harm Act would prohibit widening or adding lanes to highways within 200 feet of public housing and in ZIP codes where asthma‑related emergency visits exceed 70 per 10,000 residents. The legislation targets projects such as...
A New Jersey taxpayer and Rutgers alumnus, Hector Rodriguez, has filed a lawsuit alleging the university breached its fiduciary duty by incurring massive athletics losses after joining the Big Ten. The complaint cites an $11.5 million conference exit fee, average annual athletics...
President Donald Trump’s early winning streak at the Supreme Court is waning as recent rulings have turned against his policy agenda. Simultaneously, he dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi, installing deputy Todd Blanche as acting head of the Justice Department. The...
The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber will issue its ruling on April 22 at 7 p.m. Manila time regarding former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to the court’s jurisdiction over alleged crimes against humanity. The ICC previously rejected the challenge, noting...
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has urged Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) to recover ₹8.49 crore (≈ $1 million) in liquidated damages and non‑performance penalties from Bharti Airtel. The penalties arise from Airtel’s failure to meet its 2017‑2019 agreement to commission 756 rural...
Vietnam's government issued Decree No. 98/2026/ND-CP, levying fines of up to 30 million VND (about $1,250) on individuals who force children to perform excessive housework. The measure doubles the penalty for organizations and signals a new regulatory focus on protecting children’s...
TurboTenant’s latest study flags five U.S. states—New York, California, Florida, Texas and Hawaii—as the riskiest for new Airbnb hosts. Tight permits, steep property taxes and saturated markets could turn a $14,000 average 2023 host income into a loss.
Anthropic inadvertently published a 59.8 MB source‑map file for its Claude Code CLI on npm, exposing the full TypeScript code, unreleased features and internal attribution controls. The leak hits a product that generates over $1 billion in run‑rate revenue and serves regulated...
Tesla disclosed that its robotaxi service still depends on human remote assistance operators to intervene in a number of trips, with about 50 vehicles in operation and some still carrying safety drivers. The admission, made in a response to Senator...
A coordinated FBI‑HHS raid exposed a $35.8 million hospice billing scheme tied to Dr. Fariba Javaherian. In response, CMS revoked her Medicare billing license and suspended dozens of affiliated hospice agencies, signaling a heightened crackdown on Medicare fraud.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Raphael Warnock, Susan Collins and John Kennedy introduced the INSULIN Act, which would cap out‑of‑pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for people with private insurance. The proposal also creates a pilot program for uninsured patients in...
The Philippines is debating a suite of anti‑disinformation bills, most notably House Bill 2697 introduced by Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos. The proposal would criminalize the creation, financing or operation of troll farms and impose up to 12 years imprisonment and...
Brazilian law prohibits registering fragrances as trademarks because only visually perceptible signs are protectable. Consequently, perfume makers cannot rely on traditional trademark exclusivity for their olfactory signatures. Protection instead hinges on trade secrets, know‑how, and the visual identity of bottles,...
There is no aspect of voting or the 2026 elections that Republicans are not attacking. This is an all out assault on democracy. My law firm and I are litigating in nearly 90 places to stop it with more to...
There are lawyers in DC making $1600 an hour who argue before the @FCC and the DC Circuit that this language was structured in a way to preserve the FCC’s ability to alter the 39% cap. The current FCC Chairman...
In 2021 I said legal tender laws were mostly theatre, a CBDC mandate was unlikely, and private digital money would lead. Five years on, the Fed sits on the sidelines, the Senate bans a retail CBDC through 2030, and digital...
I wrote about this a couple of years ago. The METI Corporate Takeover Guidelines effectively oblige companies to engage with PE funds who approach. Activists and PE funds play Bad Cop Good Cop. Link in following tweet.
Now that the Public Hearings are done, the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill proceeds to other stages. The Minister of Justice explains what will happen going forward. And hey, THERE IS NO REFERENDUM REQUIRED & NO REFERENDUM PLANNED. https://t.co/M3gHcVuACq
Any experts on data breach class actions on here? Looking to speak with someone for a story I’m working on.
