Two notable securities litigation trends over the past year have been the rise of AI-related lawsuits and claims stemming from geopolitical developments, particularly U.S.-China tensions. A securities class action complaint filed on August 4, 2026, in the Southern District of
Glenn Oborne
In the following guest post, Glenn Oborne, Director at Ingen Partners, a specialist governance recruitment and consultancy firm, argues that the greatest risk of a prolonged governance vacancy is not disruption of board administration, but the loss
A frequently recurring coverage issue litigated in Delaware courts is the treatment of related claims and the consequences that flow from a determination that multiple proceedings are related. A recent Delaware Superior Court decision revisits those issues, this time in
In the following guest post, Ed Whitworth, the Head of Financial Lines at Inigo, Millie Refalo, Senior Underwriter at Inigo, and Yera Patel, Head of Casualty & Financial Lines Claims and Analytics at Inigo, summarize the results of a recent
A newly filed securities class action lawsuit against AI computing company Blaize Holdings is an example of how a lawsuit involving an AI company may have little or nothing to do with artificial intelligence.
The lawsuit filed against Blaize on
For many years, cybersecurity-related issues have been recognized as a potential source of D&O claims and liability. More recently, other D&O claims concerns, including artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical issues, and even market manipulation allegations, have become more conspicuous, and cybersecurity-related
Vijay Jyotish
In the following guest post, Vijay Jyotish, who writes on forecasting and decision-making under uncertainty, argues that launch-day decisions for self-insured space missions can expose companies to hundreds of millions of dollars in risk, yet often bypass board-level
The wave of securities class actions alleging market manipulation involving recently public, low-float companies continues to grow. Notably, many of these lawsuits have involved non-U.S. companies that recently completed IPOs on U.S. exchanges. Two new pump-and-dump lawsuits, filed within a
Paul Noon
In the following guest post, Paul Noon, OBE, Emeritus Professor of AI and Innovation and former Deputy Vice Chancellor at Coventry University, argues that UK company directors face growing legal and governance risks from AI under both the
The D&O insurance implications of M&A litigation often extend beyond claims against the company and its directors and officers. When financial advisers are drawn into transaction-related litigation, companies that have agreed to indemnify them may be required to reimburse defense
