Over the past year, market-manipulation lawsuits have become a growing feature of the securities litigation landscape, with plaintiffs targeting alleged spoofing, short-selling, pump-and-dump schemes, and other trading-related misconduct. The latest such case, filed on July 31, 2026, in the Middle
The securities class action lawsuit filed against Intuit, Inc. on August 17, 2026, represents another notable development in one of the most significant securities litigation trends of the year. According to our count, the Intuit case is the 20th AI-related
Nessim Mezrahi
Stephen Sigrist
In the following guest post, Nessim Mezrahi and Stephen Sigrist present their view that U.S. securities litigation risk is increasing significantly, driven by geopolitical instability and weakening investor confidence in the AI investment proposition, and that
In the latest settlement in connection with the current Trump administration’s anti-DEI efforts, the audit and consulting firm Deloitte has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle Department of Justice allegations that the firm violated the False Claims Act by
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
