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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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The U.S. State Department announced a dramatic cut to the fee for renouncing citizenship, lowering it from $2,350 to $450 effective April 13, 2026. The reduction restores the 2010 fee level after a decade of criticism and lawsuits over the 2014 hike. Renunciation still requires two consular interviews, a formal oath, and a certificate of loss of nationality, a process that can take months. The department warns that relinquishing U.S. nationality can lead to statelessness and visa requirements for future U.S. entry.
The February 2026 Hart‑Scott‑Rodino (HSR) filing count rose to 188, modestly above January’s 180 but well below the year‑end peak of 232. Effective February 17, the jurisdictional threshold jumped to $133.9 million, pushing larger, data‑intensive deals into the filing pool. eDiscovery,...
State Rep. Cam Cavitt criticized District Health Department No. 4 for demanding a $57 temporary food‑service permit every two weeks from children selling lemonade at the Rogers City farmers market. He argued the fee penalizes young entrepreneurs and reflects the department’s...
SiriusXM agreed to a $28 million settlement resolving a class‑action lawsuit over unwanted telemarketing calls made between April 2019 and October 2025. The settlement targets consumers who either registered on the National Do Not Call Registry or asked the company to add them...
The FCC’s chairman warned broadcasters that inaccurate coverage could jeopardize license renewals, heightening political pressure on news accuracy. The Copyright Royalty Board approved settlements setting higher webcasting royalties for commercial, public, educational, and religious broadcasters through 2030. The FCC also...
Investors have filed a securities class action against Monday.com, alleging the company overstated its AI‑driven growth prospects and misled shareholders about a $1.8 billion 2027 revenue target. In February 2026, Monday.com cut its 2026 outlook and abandoned the long‑term projection, prompting...
Typeless is now officially HIPAA and GDPR compliant, and that is a bigger deal than it sounds. Most AI tools can't say that. HIPAA protects your health data in the US. GDPR protects everything in the EU. Passing both means your data...
A Texas sheriff seized $42,300 in cash from truck driver Ameal Woods during a routine traffic stop, invoking civil asset forfeiture despite no drug evidence or criminal charge. The civil case, filed against the money itself, forced Woods to prove...
Dalilah’s Law, introduced in the Senate and House, would tie federal transportation funding to strict CDL eligibility, revoking licenses from non‑citizens, non‑permanent residents, and holders of only three specific work visas. The bill mandates English‑only testing and forces a universal...
Federal regulators at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) denied Norfolk Southern’s and Union Pacific’s petitions to open a probe into Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) handling of interline intermodal trains on the Meridian Speedway, a 320‑mile West Coast‑Southeast shortcut. The...
VIRGINIA PASSED PAID LEAVE 🎉 An employment lawyer explains how it works: ✅ 12 weeks of paid leave per year ✅ 80% of wages ✅ max $1,444 per week ✅ for birth, bonding, medical recovery, medical caregiving, DV Welcome to the club, Virginia. Some...
ComplexDiscovery OÜ and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model released the full analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, the fifteenth semi‑annual Pricing Pulse study. The survey gathered 53 practitioner responses between December 2025 and February 2026, covering forensic collection, data processing, hosting,...
A New York appellate court declared the state’s source‑of‑income discrimination law unconstitutional when applied to federal Section 8 vouchers, effectively nullifying the requirement that landlords accept those vouchers. The decision has sparked uncertainty in New York City, where officials argue the...
Tennessee lawmakers advanced a bill requiring public schools to collect and report student immigration status data to the state education department. The measure, originally allowing schools to deny enrollment or charge tuition to undocumented students, was stripped of those provisions...
In Christian County, Missouri, two deputies were fatally shot after suspect Richard Bird, a repeat violent felon, was released on a $50,000 bond. The tragedy spurred probation officer Patricia “Val” Drinkall to launch a Change.org petition demanding that violent repeat...
A technical fault in the UK Companies House web‑filing platform on Friday let users navigate back and edit or view other firms' records, exposing personal details of directors for up to five million companies. The glitch prompted an immediate suspension...
Hey @adv_fulcrum …. Maybe you are having comprehension issues… The post you are responding to REMAINS FACTUAL… Changing term limits require a referendum… The Amendment Bill No. 3 DOES NOT change term limits, every rational lawyer knows it… The 2...
The Quebec Court of Appeal held that an adolescent convicted of a summary offence cannot appeal under Criminal Code part XXI because article 37(6) of the Youth Justice Act does not apply when only procedural‑stay requests were heard jointly. The court interpreted...
The Supreme Court has ordered the Indian government to review its yellow‑pea import policy and explore a better substitute for pulses, urging a stakeholder meeting to revise the framework. A 30 percent import duty on yellow peas, effective from October 2025, aims...
A Genius HRTech survey of 1,459 Indian firms shows 75 percent anticipate a surge in structured fixed‑term employment as the country’s new labour codes take effect. Only 40 percent say they are fully ready to implement the four consolidated codes, while 46 percent have...
Colin Butler, EVP of capital markets at Mega Matrix, warns that regulatory uncertainty surrounding stablecoins could disadvantage traditional banks more than crypto firms. While banks such as JPMorgan, BNY Mellon and Citi have invested in blockchain and custody infrastructure, they...
The FCA barred Kasim Garipoglu, the Trive owner, for honesty and integrity failures, prompting heightened regulatory scrutiny across the FX and CFD sector. Quadcode secured a significant strategic stake in Game 7, the parent of FPFX Tech, bolstering its foothold in prop‑trading...
A parliamentary standing committee on finance has urged the Income Tax Department to create an Expert Litigation Committee to review tax dispute appeals before they reach the High Courts or Supreme Court. The department’s litigation success rates have slipped to...
UPL Ltd plans to spin off its integrated crop‑protection platform, UPL Global, via a scheme of arrangement expected to complete in 12‑15 months, with NCLT approval projected for Q2 FY2027. The demerger will create one of the world’s largest listed...
The article launches the "Big Tools for Small Business" series, spotlighting an emerging AI solution that promises to simplify legal assistance for entrepreneurs. It notes that while marketing, accounting, and analytics tools have become ubiquitous, legal support remains under‑served. The...
On March 13, 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma entered the case Peraza v. Mullin et al, docket 26‑490. The filing marks the formal commencement of a civil dispute between plaintiff Peraza and defendants Mullin and...
The UK government’s pay‑per‑mile electric vehicle tax (eVED) is slated to launch in April 2028, charging 3p per mile for EVs and 1.5p for PHEVs. Illegal mileage‑blocking devices, which freeze a car’s odometer, are already being sold for £200‑£900 and...
The article shares insider advice from a former USCIS officer on strengthening EB‑1A petitions. It highlights the recent surge in Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) and offers practical tactics to mitigate these challenges. The...
Minister Mustapha Sakmud clarified that the federal government's application to suspend the High Court order on Sabah's 40 percent revenue entitlement does not affect the constitutional right under Articles 112C and 112D. The suspension request aims to give both sides space for...
Law firms in Birmingham, Alabama are turning to managed IT services to safeguard confidential client data and maintain uninterrupted operations. Providers like Vulcan Telecom deliver continuous network monitoring, rapid issue resolution, and robust cybersecurity measures tailored to legal workflows. Structured...
Your landlord calls it "standard language." There's no such thing as a standard lease. 5 commercial lease clauses that look routine but carry serious risk for office tenants: 1⃣ The Holdover Clause 2⃣ Renewal Option & Notice Deadlines 3⃣ Operating Expense Definitions 4⃣ The Permitted Use...
A US federal judge has blocked subpoenas issued by Trump’s Department of Justice to the Federal Reserve. The judge cited “thin evidence” and the intent to “harass and pressure [Fed Chair] Powell.” TRUMP’S THREATS = BACKFIRE. https://t.co/sPyzhpBuf5
Texas Business Court affirmed jurisdiction over Alamo Title’s employee‑raiding and trade‑secret claims against WFG National Title, confirming both the $5 million amount‑in‑controversy threshold and the statutory bases for jurisdiction. The court rejected Alamo’s remand motion, holding that future damages count toward...
Lone Democrat on the FCC responds to Republican Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to broadcasters: https://t.co/e9xfRAbUII
Our daughter Julia Angwin on how Grammarly has used her name to make suggestions...without her knowing that her name was used, or seeing the suggestions. It is appalling. Why I’m Suing Grammarly https://t.co/eJzSaOrBS3
The Texas Business Court’s memorandum opinion in Quintero v. Urban Infraconstruction LLC reaffirmed that LLC membership cannot be proven by an oral cash contribution alone. The court held that membership must be documented in the certificate of formation, company records,...
Hey night owls and west coasters, I'll be on @BBCNews at 11:15 p.m. ET to talk about the FCC chairman's threats against broadcasters over Iran war coverage. Tune in! https://t.co/e9xfRAbUII
The US CLARITY Act, designed to give crypto firms regulatory certainty, faces a critical deadline: it must clear the Senate Banking Committee by the end of April or its chances of passage in 2026 drop dramatically, according to Galaxy Digital...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a memorandum outlining how the state’s current statutes—civil‑rights, data‑privacy, unfair trade practices, and antitrust laws—apply to artificial‑intelligence systems used in tenant screening, hiring, credit, insurance, and advertising. The memo stresses that existing anti‑discrimination rules...
FCC Chair @BrendanCarr Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage Notably neither outlet cited here has a broadcast license. But their owner does (WSJ/Murdoch via Fox) or their prospective owner does (CNN/Ellisons via CBS) https://t.co/u00qDzXwP3 via @NYTimes
The FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr is poised to finalize several rulemakings in 2026, including a modernized NEPA process, NG911 enhancements, a rebanding of the 900 MHz spectrum, expanded unlicensed operations in the 6 GHz band, and reforms to wireline, wireless and...
On March 5, a U.S. District Court in Illinois denied a fintech’s motion to dismiss a class action alleging its earned‑wage‑access (EWA) product violates the Truth in Lending Act and the Military Lending Act. The court held that EWA advances can...
On March 5 the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection outlined its 2026 enforcement agenda, spotlighting three priority areas. The agency is pursuing ticket‑broker violations of the Better Online Ticketing Sales (BOTS) Act, targeting payment‑intermediary firms that overlook fraud signals, and cracking...
The SEC, via Commissioner Hester Peirce, announced it will not object to broker‑dealers treating proprietary payment stablecoins as having a ready market and applying only a 2 % haircut under Rule 15c3‑1. This guidance, though non‑binding, aligns stablecoins with low‑risk cash equivalents...
Colombo & Hurd secured an EB‑2 National Interest Waiver for a Ghanaian financial specialist focused on SME financial literacy. The petition was approved in under two months after a targeted RFE response that tied the client’s expertise to national economic...
Constitutional law 101: “No one has a First Amendment right to a license or to monopolize a radio frequency; to deny a station license because ‘the public interest’ requires it ‘is not a denial of free speech.’” Supreme Court in Red...
A legal thought experiment: if you scan a QR code and it loads CSAM on your phone, who goes to prison?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to strip away permitting, environmental review, and building‑code regulations that slow residential construction. The move follows the Senate’s bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which also proposes banning major institutional investors from...
The planning opportunities created by IRC Section 199A after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are tremendous. Here's how you can help clients reduce their tax burden through creative strategies around the QBI deduction. Read more about the 3 buckets of...
A company recently filed a Rule 14a-8 lawsuit defense by contesting service of process, aiming to prevent its inclusion in the shareholder class action. The objection centers on the proposed court address and timeline, suggesting procedural flaws. By challenging service,...
