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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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ARAG has teamed with The Purpose Coalition to launch the "Insuring Justice" campaign, positioning legal insurance as a core component of the UK’s social infrastructure. The initiative highlights how early legal protection can prevent disputes from escalating, safeguard financial stability, and ease pressure on overstretched public services. By showcasing case studies and engaging policymakers, the partnership seeks to shift public perception of legal insurance from a product to a societal lifeline. The campaign underscores ARAG’s prevention‑first approach to widening access to justice for individuals and small businesses.
The European Commission fined X €120 million for breaching the Digital Services Act, citing a deceptive blue verification badge, inadequate advertising‑transparency tools, and restricted researcher data access. The DSA classifies platforms with over 45 million EU users as very large online platforms...
The Trump administration announced that the Small Business Administration will prohibit foreign nationals from accessing any federal small‑business loan program, expanding a ban that previously covered only core loans. The new rule adds the Surety Bond program and the Microloan...
Charles Cohen, a Midtown office landlord, was given a 45‑day deadline by a New York state Supreme Court judge to repay $135 million in outstanding debt or face forced sales of his properties. A Fortress Investment Group executive, David Moson, was...
An Ohio federal judge ruled that Kalshi’s sports prediction markets qualify as gambling and must follow state regulations, rejecting the company’s claim that its contracts are federally regulated financial swaps. The decision backed Ohio regulators seeking to block Kalshi from...
On Tuesday the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA announced steps to terminate existing collective bargaining agreements, invoking President Trump’s Executive Order 14251 that cites national security concerns. DOE issued immediate termination notices to three major federal unions, while NASA...
The U.S. Senate is reviewing the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act, which would direct the EPA to modify regulations so diesel engines in agricultural equipment are not forced into automatic shutdown or derate mode due to diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)...
Fifteen members of Marshall University’s women’s swim and dive team have filed a class‑action lawsuit alleging Title IX violations after the school announced the program’s elimination at the end of the 2025‑26 season. The university cites an $819,000 annual budget, inadequate...
Eve, an AI platform tailored for plaintiff litigation, is now deployed by more than 800 firms nationwide. Its intake agent, Jenny, has lifted lead conversion rates from roughly 10% to 35% while shaving 50 minutes off the intake workflow and...
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Transportation acted arbitrarily in trying to rescind approval for New York City’s congestion pricing program, allowing the toll system to remain in force. The decision keeps peak‑hour truck tolls at...
Litigation teams face mounting pressure from exploding data volumes, tighter deadlines, and heightened client expectations. Traditional case management tools, which only organize data, are increasingly inadequate for modern demands. A new category of AI-enabled case strategy software is emerging to...
A public dispute erupted between UFC and MMA legend Jon Jones after the promotion announced a June 14 White House event without including the former champion. UFC officials insisted Jones was never considered for the fight, citing his hip arthritis, while...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and Pandora Media have each filed opposition briefs in their ongoing lawsuit over whether Pandora’s ad‑supported “Pandora Free” service should be treated as an interactive service subject to mechanical royalties. The MLC argues that three...
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instructed Telegram to remove 3,142 channels accused of distributing pirated movies, series, and other copyrighted content. The directive, issued under the Information Technology Act 2000, follows complaints from major OTT services including JioStar...
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) have refreshed their Simplified Fine Procedure, a tool first introduced by the AFM four years ago to speed up fine settlements. Supervisors may offer an abbreviated...
Connecticut House Bill 5449, backed by immigration advocates and civil‑rights groups, would restrict automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) data by limiting retention to seven days and banning its use for immigration enforcement, abortion‑related, or transgender‑care investigations. The legislation also confines data...
Paris Jackson has filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson estate co‑executors John Branca and John McClain, alleging $600,000 in unauthorized bonuses, premium payments, and personal gifts that violate probate rules. The filing, submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court, precedes...
A federal judge will decide whether the University of Pennsylvania must comply with an EEOC subpoena demanding detailed records on employees' Jewish affiliations. The EEOC is probing claims that antisemitic incidents have created a hostile work environment for faculty and...
A Houston driver sued Tesla after her Cybertruck, operating with Autopilot engaged, missed a curve on an overpass and collided with a concrete barrier, sustaining severe neck, back and shoulder injuries. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million, accusing Tesla of...
The latest Law.com data roundup highlights a sharp rise in judicial misconduct complaints, reaching 1,603 allegations—a 400‑case increase from 2024. Litigants accounted for 79% of these filings, with prison inmates contributing 16%. Simultaneously, several high‑profile judges have resigned amid ethics...
On 11 March 2026 the EU published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/519, amending the technical standards of Regulation 2021/622 that govern MREL reporting. The amendment revises the frequency and content of data that resolution authorities must transmit to the European...
Florida’s legislature passed the Infill Redevelopment Act, mandating that counties with over 1.475 million residents permit residential development on 5‑acre parcels, including contaminated brownfields, adjacent to existing housing. The bill caps density at the lower of the local average or 25...
Anthropic has sued the Pentagon after the Department of Defense labeled the company a "supply chain risk," effectively blacklisting it from government contracts. A coalition of 37 leading AI researchers, including figures from Google, OpenAI and DeepMind, filed an amicus...
South Korea's competition authority fined Mercedes‑Benz the equivalent of €6.5 million for misleading battery‑supplier claims on its EQE and EQS electric models. The regulator found that while dealers were told all vehicles used CATL cells, several variants actually employed Farasis Energy...
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a probe into Binance’s alleged facilitation of Iran’s sanctions evasion, focusing on crypto transfers that may have funded IRGC‑linked terrorist groups. The investigation follows a Treasury‑appointed monitor’s request for detailed transaction data and a...
The Florida House has reintroduced the Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act (HB 641), which would prohibit public employers, nonprofits and state‑funded private firms from providing nonbinary gender options, requiring correct pronoun usage, or mandating LGBTQ‑related training. The bill also...
CanLII’s February 2026 roundup highlighted three English and three French decisions that dominated legal research. The Supreme Court’s *R. v. Fox* affirmed a lawyer’s right to invoke the “innocence at stake” exception to solicitor‑client privilege and excluded Charter‑breached evidence under...
What does it take to stare down the government—and win? 🔐⚖️ Cindy Cohn joins Remarkable People to unpack encryption, metadata, Section 230, and the constitutional battles shaping your digital life. We also talk about her powerful new memoir, Privacy’s Defender. @efforg
The European Union is set to adopt a revised Package Travel Directive that strengthens consumer safeguards for holidaymakers. The new rules grant penalty‑free cancellations for extraordinary events, require tour operators to maintain insolvency protection, and guarantee cash refunds within 14...
California’s occupational safety agency, Cal/OSHA, issued a $40,500 citation to the San Francisco Police Department for serious safety violations tied to the death of recruit Jon‑Marques Psalms during a high‑intensity training exercise. The agency found the department did not properly...
A Tennessee workers‑compensation judge ordered Swift Transportation to provide a panel of joint‑reconstruction orthopedic surgeons for truck driver Stephen Jablonski, who suffered a knee injury and subsequent arthritis. The employer had offered a generic orthopedic panel, including a surgeon who...
The Information Commissioner’s Office fined Police Scotland £66,000 after it extracted the entire contents of a suspect’s mobile phone following a crime report and shared the unredacted data with an unauthorised third party. The ICO found the force failed to...
The 2026 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report shows attackers leveraging generative AI to accelerate breach timelines, with average breakout time now just 29 minutes—a 65% increase in speed. AI‑enhanced reconnaissance, phishing, and automated evasion are compressing response windows, while identity compromise...
A Texas judge ordered Camp Mystic to preserve the flood‑damaged cabins and halt any construction on the grounds where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 2025 flood. The ruling follows a lawsuit by the family of 8‑year‑old Cile...
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a consultation on granting indefinite recognition to CE‑marked medical devices in Great Britain. Around 90% of devices used in the UK already carry CE marks, and the proposals aim...
The Safer Skies Act, signed into law as part of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, gives state, local, tribal and federal law‑enforcement agencies the authority to use radio‑frequency detection to identify, track and, if needed, commandeer rogue drones. Previously,...
On February 26, 2026 the Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nevada’s prevailing‑wage statutes (NRS Chapter 338) provide no private right of action for employees to recover wages or overtime in court. The court held that disputes must be filed...
Sailormen Inc., a major Popeyes franchisee, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has now confirmed the permanent closure of three additional Georgia locations, bringing its total shutdowns to at least 20 restaurants. The closures follow an earlier wave of 17...
The February 2 deadline for Massachusetts employers to submit their federal EEO reports to the secretary of the commonwealth has passed. Covered firms—those with 100 or more Massachusetts employees and a federal EEO filing obligation—must now use the online portal to file...
I believe they will not be given such chance because this is a 2004 process, all sides have spoken/submitted their opinions and whatever the Judge decides next will be final for this part/stage. If every case was allowed to have...
WOAH Senator Brian Schatz says the provision that forces future build-to-rent development to be sold after 7 years is a "drafting error" But he added that: "But what we were told last week is: The bill is closed." via @Eleanor_Mueller
Following the European Commission’s decision, enforcement of IAG’s commitments related to its bmi acquisition was transferred to the UK Competition and Markets Authority on 1 July 2024, with Forvis Mazars LLP continuing as the monitoring trustee. The CMA approved a slot release...
And Google generates 4x as much ad revenue as YouTube. And guess what? Google owns YouTube and provides most user data "signal" and discovery that has boosted it. And Google is a 'recidivist monopolist' according to DOJ + 4 federal...
wow, this is an incredibly disturbing research report by CNN and CCDH, it should chill both sides of Congress as Team Trump continues to try to pre-empt state AI laws. The analysis including receipts brings it home as to the...
The Supreme Court is set to decide Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The dispute centers on whether talk‑based treatments aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity constitute protected speech or regulated...
Sánchez vows to cut online abuse in Spain with new social curbs https://t.co/ZZoMfWU25y via @basteiro https://t.co/FBvlRczNV8
About a month before the close of the 2026 tax filing season, there’s a big question in Washington: who is running the IRS? Senators warn that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s legal authority to serve as Acting IRS Commissioner appears to have...
India’s securities regulator SEBI has rolled out a lighter NISM certification for employees handling sales and other non‑core functions in research services. The new "NISM Series‑XXV‑A" exam replaces the broader Series‑XV requirement for these roles, while core research analysts must...
The danger isn't AI giving clients bad law per se. It's lawyers who can't tell the difference between confident and correct.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved five transmission security agreements (TSAs) between Commonwealth Edison and data‑center developers, including Equinix and QTS Investment Properties Chicago. The contracts embed provisions—ramp‑up schedules, credit obligations, revenue contributions, and termination fees—to shield existing ComEd...
