Civil Law

Guest Post: The State of ERISA Fiduciary Litigation in 2025

Justin Bove

In the following guest post, Justin Bove, Chief Revenue Officer and Fiduciary Lead at Encore Fiduciary, reviews and analyses the ERISA fiduciary class action lawsuits filed in 2025. A version of this article previously was published on Encore’s Fid Guru Blog (here). My thanks to Justin for allowing me to publish his article on this site. Here is Justin’s article.

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2025 saw a near-record high 155 fiduciary class lawsuits filed by plaintiff firms alleging violations of ERISA … Read the rest

Civil Law

Partial compliance is noncompliance: Lessons from California’s $2.75 million settlement with Disney

On February 11, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $ 2.75 million settlement with The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), the largest civil penalty to date under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, “CCPA”), resolving claims that Disney’s opt-out mechanisms did not fully satisfy CCPA requirements. This settlement stems from California’s 2024 investigative sweep examining streaming services’ compliance with the CCPA.

The Attorney General’s complaint (“Complaint”) centered on Disney’s targeted advertising … Read the rest

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Warranty and Indemnity Insurance (“W&I Insurance”) – Key Advantages from a Buyer’s Perspective

Introduction

W&I Insurance is a product designed to cover losses arising from a breach of warranty, typically in a share or business purchase agreement.  It has become standard practice across most markets for sellers to cap their liability at a nominal amount, positioning the product as an effective mechanism for enabling sellers to achieve a ‘clean exit’.

For buyers with limited experience of the product, the advantages may not be as immediately apparent as the clear advantage it offers sellers … Read the rest

Civil Law

Oracle Hit with Massive AI Infrastructure-Related Securities Suit

In recent months, the filing of securities class action lawsuits involving artificial intelligence (AI)-related allegations has become an increasingly important part of overall securities suits filing volume. By and large, the AI-related suits have involved relatively smaller corporate defendants. Late last week, however, a plaintiff shareholder filed an AI-related securities suit against the technology behemoth Oracle, alleging that the company made misrepresentations in its disclosures concerning its AI infrastructure-related capital expenditures. For securities litigation trend watchers, the new lawsuit has … Read the rest

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Regulator’s Gaze over Unutilised Foreign Contributions of NGOs

Regulator’s Gaze over Unutilised Foreign Contributions of NGOs

Summary: As per the recent reports, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued show cause notices to several NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, asking why their registrations should not be cancelled in cases where foreign contributions have neither been received nor utilised for three consecutive financial years. While prolonged non-utilisation may, in the regulator’s view, raise questions on an organisation’s bona fide intent, the development has sparked debate on whether non-utilisation of foreign funds alone can … Read the rest

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Supreme Court of Maryland Finds No Reasonable Suspicion to Stop Vehicle Based on Driver Touching or Manipulating a Cell Phone

In its recent opinion in State v. Stone, 2026 WL 202095 (Md. 2026), the Supreme Court of Maryland noted the following about the state’s Transportation Code:

TR § 21-1124.1(b) prohibits a person from writing, sending, or reading a text message or an electronic message on a text messaging device while operating a motor vehicle in the travel portion of the roadway. The statute, however, permits a driver to use a global positioning system (GPS) or a text messaging device

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