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Agentic AI and the Emerging Liability Gap: What Businesses Should Be Doing Now
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Agentic AI and the Emerging Liability Gap: What Businesses Should Be Doing Now

By: Christopher J. Harris
Modern frameworks for corporate liability assume that corporate actions ultimately reflect human choices, employing concepts such as intent, authority, foreseeability, and control. But the emergence of agentic artificial intelligence challenges these frameworks by introducing new, nonhuman “decision-makers” into corporate environments, raising difficult questions about who is at fault when something goes wrong. This article discusses... Read more »

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation: A Primer for Business Attorneys

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

When Your Vendor Adds AI: Key Legal and Practical Considerations for Clients

Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026
85 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
September 18, 2026

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
Editor Emily A. Letcher Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE 19801 302.472.7314 [email protected] Contributors Kerime S. Akoglu Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 212.692.8141 [email protected] Luke P. Edwards Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE... Read more »

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

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When Corporate Counsel’s Phone Buzzes: A Governance Framework for Politically Consequential Board Decisions

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

When Copyright Claims Hit the Stream: DMCA Lessons for Live-Streamers and Their Counsel

Business of Law

Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts
8 Min Read Business of Law
September 11, 2026

Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts

By: Kūliaikanu’u “Kulia” Warner
Attorneys are problem solvers, often tasked with ensuring safe adoption of emerging technologies in real time. With our added duty of competence, we must always advocate for thoughtful implementation, even when there’s a temptation to save time or costs through automation. The magic problem-solving skills of legal work come through a competent human in the... Read more »

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Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026
85 Min Read
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Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Editor Emily A. Letcher Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, DE 19801 302.472.7314 [email protected] Contributors Kerime…

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 A Contractarian Retelling of the Frog-and-Scorpion Fable

D.C. Circuit Upholds Jury Damages Award to GSE Shareholders

Data Centers in the Spotlight
4 Min Read
August 24, 2026

Data Centers in the Spotlight

By: Jae Hyung Ryu

This article previews a Showcase CLE program at the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s upcoming Fall Meeting in…

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 Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances

Tax on Litigation Funding for Lawyers

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Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation: A Primer for Business Attorneys

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Business Divorce Litigation 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

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Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Bankruptcy & Finance

Modern ADR Strategies for Financial Disputes

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

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Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation

Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026
85 Min Read Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation
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Recent Developments in Corporate Law 2026

By: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association  | September 18, 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

When Corporate Counsel’s Phone Buzzes: A Governance Framework for Politically Consequential Board Decisions

Internet Law & Cybersecurity

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

When Copyright Claims Hit the Stream: DMCA Lessons for Live-Streamers and Their Counsel

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

A Contractarian Retelling of the Frog-and-Scorpion Fable

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Securities Law

A Remedy Without a Lawsuit: Business Litigation After FS Credit Opportunities v. Saba Capital

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How Helms-Burton Act Recoveries Are Taxed

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

D.C. Circuit Upholds Jury Damages Award to GSE Shareholders

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Should Text Messages Be Considered ‘Calls’ Under the TCPA? The Seventh Circuit Says No

Business of Law

Don’t Set and Forget Your Contracts

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Data Centers in the Spotlight

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Business of Law

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When the Alarm Sounds: Boardroom Crisis Management in Real Time

Business of Law

In‑House Counsel’s Guide to the ABA Business Law Section Fall Meeting 2026

Corporations, LLCs & Partnerships

Legal Leadership Through Governance: Rediscovering Checks and Balances

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Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business of Law

How AI Is Helping Legal Teams Spot Where Their Consumer Data Is at Risk

Business Regulation & Regulated Industries

How the Mortgage Industry Is Responding to the Housing Affordability Crisis

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