On April 14, 2026, United States Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (the “Court”) entered an order in connection with certain unresolved discovery disputes in White v. Walmart, Case No. 25-cv-01120, finding Plaintiff’s counsel’s “exclusive reliance” on AI to identify discovery deficiencies in Defendant’s
Is This The Most Hallucinatory of All Legal Malpractice Cases?
There has been a lot of back and forth about AI mistakes in case citation, and overly unreasonable reliance on AI in guiding legal arguments. We think that Kleyman Law Group, P.C. v Kaloidis 2026 NY Slip Op 31557(U) April 13, 2026 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 502644/25 Judge: Heela D. Capell
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Warnings to Bank CEOs About Cybersecurity Risks of Anthropic’s New AI Model
On April 7, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent, closed-door meeting with the CEOs of some of the nation’s largest banks to discuss the cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s newly announced AI model, Claude Mythos Preview (“Mythos”).[1] According to news reports, the meeting was held to
FTC Blog Updates (April 13 – 17, 2026)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was especially active in the consumer protection space this past week, including announcing three separate enforcement actions based on earnings claims and three more for Made in USA claims. On the competition side, the FTC took action against noncompete agreements. These stories and more after the jump.
AI Policies Are Becoming a Legal Requirement, Not a Nice-to-Have
If your company is using AI without a policy, you are already behind
A year ago, AI policies were optional.
Today, they are quickly becoming expected.
Delaware Court Rejects “Public Offering” Exclusion in De-SPAC Coverage Dispute
Amid signs of a renewed uptick in SPAC activity, courts continue to grapple with D&O insurance coverage issues arising out of older de-SPAC transactions. In a March 30, 2026, decision involving the de-SPAC of View Operating Corporation (View), the Delaware Superior Court held, in part, that View’s D&O policy “public offering” exclusion did
Think Before You Chat: Using AI for Legal Questions May Waive Privilege and Create Discovery Risks
With artificial intelligence tools becoming part of everyday decision-making, for some, chatbots are a first stop for help with answering questions, including questions that feel “legal” in nature. Such questions might include whether a contract clause is enforceable, how to respond to a demand letter, or what to say in an internal investigation. The AI
Winona County Victim of Cyber Attack
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an emergency executive order on April 7, 2026, dispatching the Minnesota National Guard after Winona County requested assistance following a cyber attack disrupting its “critical systems and digital services.” The attack occurred on April 6, 2026, and is “significantly impairing the county’s ability to deliver vital emergency and municipal services.”
Water Treatment Facility Downed with Ransomware Attack
Critical infrastructure operators at the water treatment plant in Minot, North Dakota, were forced to resort to manual processes when its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system became inoperable as a result of a March 14, 2026, ransomware attack. The attackers are unidentified, but it comes in the wake of the war in Iran,
Joint Advisory Warns of Iran Cyber Actors Attacking U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Iran has always been a formidable cyber threat to the United States, but after the war in Iran commenced, the attacks are coming frequently and in full force. According to the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued on April 7, 2026, by the FBI, CISA, NSA, EPA, DOE, and Cyber Command, Iranian-based hackers are targeting operational technology