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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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Employers face heightened prosecution risk over contingent worker misclassification as regulators intensify enforcement. Recent 2024 Closing Loopholes amendments overturn the previous reliance on written contracts, reverting to a substantive, multifactor test rooted in 2022 High Court rulings. The shift reintroduces ambiguity, prompting firms to strengthen compliance programs. Legal expert Nick Duggal warned that the definition remains "clear as mud."
A Manhattan Gilded Age townhouse sold for $34.5 million to an anonymous LLC, ending a six‑year bankruptcy battle between fashion‑heiress sisters Marianne and Peggy Nestor. The 1901 property, owned jointly since 1984, carried over $30 million in mortgages and liens, leaving net...
Democratic candidate Cindy Burbank filed a lawsuit after Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen removed her from the U.S. Senate primary ballot. Burbank argues the removal, based on her alleged support for independent Dan Osborn, violates her First Amendment rights....
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed Senate Bill 137, making the state the 40th to adopt anti‑SLAPP legislation. The law lets defendants request dismissal of meritless suits within sixty days, aiming to shield public participants from costly legal intimidation. The...
In rebuke to @KariLake, US judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work My story for NPR: https://t.co/NGgPfXNWOu
The U.S. Department of Justice defended the Pentagon’s decision to label AI developer Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, effectively barring its Claude models from warfighting systems. Anthropic sued, claiming the designation violates its First Amendment rights and threatens billions in expected...
A U.S. District Court judge ordered more than 1,000 full‑time Voice of America journalists and support staff to resume work by March 23, overturning the Trump administration’s effort to shut down the broadcaster. The ruling excludes contracted employees and reaffirms Congress’s...
"Over the past year we’ve seen a wave of high-profile lawsuits against AI companies blaming chatbots for everything from bad driving to delusions of grandeur to a man’s death after he tripped and fell in a parking lot." https://t.co/zj97A2rj08
When reviewing software and service contracts, dive deep into the fine print. Understand what you're agreeing to and watch for unspoken clauses like future cost increases, ceded decision-making authority, and vendor power. Negotiate these terms. #ContractTips #VendorManagement https://t.co/Cenwm4rYl6
General counsel outlines three critical indemnification drafting lessons. First, indemnity must be tied to specific contractual breaches rather than act as blanket insurance. Second, it should be limited to third‑party claims and drafted in sync with the limitation of liability...
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is challenging a $150,000 jury award granted to former handyman Tony Saxon after a two‑week Los Angeles trial over the renovation of Ye's $57 million Malibu mansion. Saxon claimed severe back injuries and unpaid wages,...
Chicken soup for the soul (which is apparently still around)! is suing Anthropic for pirating copies of the book to train Claude. The number of AI copyright lawsuits is inching closer to 100 https://t.co/P64o1LYes6
A UK advertising regulator banned a YouTube ad for PixVideo’s AI video‑maker after it appeared to show a woman’s clothing being digitally removed. The ad’s "Erase anything" claim led eight complaints that it sexualised and objectified women, prompting the ASA...
South Korean game developer NCSoft has secured a provisional attachment of bank accounts belonging to operators of four illegal Lineage private servers. The Seoul Central District Court approved the freeze after NCSoft demonstrated substantiated damages and the need to preserve...
Effective March 1, 2026, the Small Business Administration tightened its 7(a) and 504 loan eligibility, requiring 100% U.S. citizenship and domestic residence for all owners. The rule eliminates the brief 5% foreign‑ownership exception and bars legal permanent residents from any...
A federal class‑action suit alleges Elon Musk deliberately depressed Twitter’s share price in 2022 by tweeting about inflated bot numbers, prompting an 18% drop and an $8 million loss for investors. The case, now before a San Francisco jury, centers on Musk’s...
Vietnam's Prime Minister issued an action plan to enforce the country's Cybersecurity Law, outlining tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities for ministries and local authorities. The plan mandates a nationwide awareness campaign, specialized training for officials, and the creation of detailed guiding...
In the 500th episode of Legal Speak, recorded live from Law.com’s Legal Week in New York, hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith celebrate the milestone with reflections on the show's evolution and a deep dive into the recent ALM‑LBR merger....
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench ruling in McElgunn v. Vermilion Energy highlighted that ambiguous termination language in bonus and long‑term incentive plans can be read against employers, allowing a dismissed executive to retain her share award. Partner Adrian Elmslie...
A federal judge is poised to block President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project after the Justice Department presented shifting legal arguments. Judge Richard Leon criticized the administration’s claim that the demolition and new construction constitute a simple "alteration"...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that, effective March 20, 2026, it will begin canceling Importer of Record (IOR) numbers for declarations submitted after 12:01 a.m. ET. Importers must now provide an updated CBP 5106 form, government‑issued photo ID, EIN verification...
Gavin Newsom is projecting again. Newsom is in court right now invoking the power of the state to force a news outlet (Fox News) to pay him nearly $1 Billion for not “truthfully informing the public,” according to Newsom’s complaint,...
The FCC concluded that Charlottesville’s low‑power FM station WXRK(LP) violated underwriting announcement rules but avoided a monetary fine by agreeing to a compliance plan. This decision resolves the fifth case stemming from a Virginia LPFM “coop” that shared facilities and...
Federal judge ruled Apple can delist apps with or without cause, dismissing Musi's lawsuit. The court held the Developer Program License Agreement gives Apple unrestricted removal rights, and Musi's claims lacked factual support. Musi's lawyers were sanctioned for filing baseless...
Biglaw firms are reassessing staffing models as artificial intelligence reshapes legal work. Unnamed partners report hiring freezes and deliberate reductions in junior associate and support roles. The shift reflects AI’s ability to automate high‑leverage tasks, prompting firms to consider smaller...
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a class‑action fraud suit that accuses the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints of misusing tithes for commercial projects such as the City Creek Center. Plaintiffs argue they lacked constructive...
New York Supreme Court Judge Verna L. Saunders vacated a $2.2 million arbitration award against former Wells Fargo Advisors broker Marc Torres, citing undisclosed liens and judgments held by arbitrator Alfreida B. Kenny that suggested bias. The ruling mandates a new...
Galapagos NV disclosed that Bank of America Corp. received a transparency notification under Belgian law after its stake fell below the 5% threshold on March 10, 2026. The bank’s combined voting rights and equivalent financial instruments now represent 3.91% of...
The Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit alleging Arizona’s voter rolls contain up to 1.2 million ineligible voters who could dilute Republican votes. The panel held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a concrete, imminent injury, describing their claims as speculative and...
Disney’s executive vice‑president of games sued the company, alleging that a senior HR leader secretly contacted his confidential executive coach to gather personal details. He claims HR berated him as a poor cultural fit, and after filing an internal complaint...
Actor Matthew McConaughey has obtained eight federal trademark registrations covering his voice and iconic catchphrases, pioneering a legal tactic to curb unauthorized AI reproductions. The filings transform personal attributes into protectable assets, offering a new enforcement tool while Congress lags...
A California Court of Appeal upheld Rebecca Grossman’s second‑degree murder conviction for killing two boys while driving at 73 mph under the influence. The three‑judge panel rejected her defense that the jury should have considered manslaughter, emphasizing that her conduct demonstrated...
The Supreme Court halted the Trump administration’s attempt to instantly revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, keeping protection for over 350,000 immigrants while the case moves to the merits docket. The shift follows Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s pointed dissent...
wowww the SEC just classified crypto assets into: DIGITAL COMMODITIES DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES DIGITAL TOOLS STABLECOINS DIGITAL SECURITIES. and explained what each category means. SEC digital commodities include: Aptos (APT); Avalanche (AVAX); Bitcoin (BTC); Bitcoin Cash (BCH); Cardano (ADA); Chainlink (LINK); Dogecoin (DOGE); Ether (ETH); Hedera (HBAR); Litecoin...
🧵This is #sec #cftc commission-level guidance, not staff-level, which makes it more enforceable than the statements and no-action letters the Crypto Task Force has been issuing since January. That is meaningful distinction. Staff guidance can be withdrawn or walked back...
Oklahoma's House Bill 1775 bans teachers from incorporating eight "divisive" concepts—such as race and sex superiority—into any course. The ACLU argues the statute is unconstitutionally vague, chilling free‑speech and effective instruction, while the state contends it merely forbids endorsement of...
wait, so that weird CA rule where every VC has to ask their portfolio about diversity stats and submit by April 1st is now on pause? https://t.co/gLKVEsa0wY
SEC just issued critical guidance on how various crypto assets will be classified… Not waiting on CLARITY Act. “Most crypto assets are not themselves securities.” This type of pro-crypto innovation stance from SEC would have been *unthinkable* 2yrs ago. https://t.co/BmU9qfnwQE
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint by the former executive director of the Northern BC Graduate Students’ Society, finding no reasonable prospect of proving race, ancestry, or mental disability motivated any adverse treatment. The director had resigned...
The freehold empire has quietly struck back in the battle over leasehold reform with a report, pushing the same old arguments that have been debunked over and over again. Sadly, mainstream media are still eating it, hook, line and sinker...
The 11th Circuit in Edwards v. Grubbs (2026) accepted a generative‑AI diagram illustrating a 30‑40° embankment and a 24‑foot drop as part of the record. The AI‑created exhibit helped the court visualize the scene where Officer Grubbs tasered a fleeing, unarmed...
The Justice Department announced it will suspend the longstanding one‑year attorney experience requirement for U.S. attorney hiring. The memo, effective until Feb 28 2027, allows districts to recruit recent law graduates to fill vacancies created by a wave of resignations under Attorney...
On March 17, 2026, House members introduced the bipartisan Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, which would waive the $100,000 H‑1B filing fee imposed on foreign‑trained health‑care workers by a 2025 presidential proclamation. The legislation also bars any new H‑1B...
A class‑action lawsuit filed in March alleges Danaher Corporation turned its DEI hiring program into a quota system, requiring 50% of interview slates to be women or people of color. The complaint says the centralized talent‑acquisition team delayed or escalated...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint interpretation that clarifies how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets. The guidance introduces a taxonomy covering digital commodities, collectibles, tools, stablecoins and digital securities,...
A conservation group sued NEW Cooperative over a 2024 fertilizer spill in Red Oak, Iowa, where 1,500 tons (about 265,000 gallons) of liquid nitrogen fertilizer leaked from an above‑ground tank. The discharge killed more than 750,000 fish along a 50‑mile...
Two maintenance workers at Tyson's Ringgold, Virginia plant filed federal lawsuits alleging severe racial harassment, threats—including a noose, a loaded gun, and knives—and retaliation after reporting to HR. Both claim HR ignored repeated complaints, suspended them, and terminated them despite...
It was the mountain coming to Muhammad when @goclio CEO @jack_newton and his crew came to my hometown of Rockport, Mass., to interview me on 30 years of legal tech and the biggest trends shaping the industry today. #legaltech #rockportma https://t.co/6Pbbz3fpZr...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit revived class‑action lawsuits against Kellogg (now Kellanova) and FedEx, alleging their pension plans used mortality tables from the 1960s‑70s to calculate joint‑and‑survivor annuities. The outdated tables underestimate retirees’ life expectancy, reducing...
A London High Court hearing saw three victims of IRA bombings sue former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams for a token £1 in damages, alleging he pushed the IRA to carry out attacks in England during the 1990s. The claimants argue that...
