AI in Court
AI Hallucinations in Filing by a Top Law Firm
Remember: It could happen at your firm, too.
"It Will Be Your Name and License on the Line, Not ChatGPT's"
A lawyer's duties "do not disappear solely because an attorney chooses to outsource his labor to AI."
Government Actions Against Anthropic Are 'Classic First Amendment Retaliation'
Plus: the Facebook verdicts, porn star chatbots, facial recognition gone awry, drag queen regulation, and more…
Former Fox Anchor Andrea Tantaros's Court Filings Contained Inaccurate Citations; Court Suspects AI Hallucinations
Tantaros is representing herself in a lawsuit against Fox and, among others, ex-Senator Scott Brown, alleging sexual harassment and other claims.
Possible $5K Sanctions for Repeated Mis-Citation in Coomer v. Lindell / My Pillow Election-Related Libel Suit
"It appears that the Court’s prior admonitions and sanctions have had little, if any, remedial impact."
$14K Sanction for Local Counsel's Not Meaningfully Supervising Out-of-Jurisdiction Counsel
with cameo appearance by out-of-jurisdiction counsel's citation of non-existent cases.
Litigant Who Cited "Fictional Authority" Ordered to Include All Cited Authorities in Future Filings in Any Court
The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.
A First Amendment Right Not To Use AI for Evil?
Anthropic sues the federal government—and kicks off a debate about free speech for artificial intelligence systems.
California Appeals Court Upholds Trial Court Order That Cited Hallucinated Cases
The nonexistent cases were first introduced by opposing counsel, but the appellant's lawyer didn't spot the error at the trial court, and submitted a proposed order to the trial court that cited those cases. That, the appeals court held, meant that appellant forfeited the right to challenge the decision.
Defendant's Own AI Legal Research Isn't Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
"Because Claude is not an attorney, that alone disposes of Heppner's claim of privilege."
"One Would Expect … Attorneys Believe They Bring Some Level of Value to Their Clients Beyond That of a Machine"
A magistrate judge recommends a $10K sanction for a lawyer's repeated incorrect citations, and has some things to say about the pattern he has been seeing in his own court.
"Defense Counsel Estimated That 90% of the Citations He Used Were Accurate,"
"which, even if it were true, is simply unacceptable by any measure of candor to any court."
"The Undersigned Cannot Recall a Comparable Instance of Such Brazen and Repeated Dishonesty" in 55 Years as a Judge
The "filings have led to the Court completely losing trust in" the lawyers involved.
Iffy Claim That Arbitrator "Outsourc[ed] His Adjudicative Role to Artificial Intelligence" Dismissed for Procedural Reasons
The claim is "iffy" partly because part of the plaintiff's argument is that ... ChatGPT said the award was likely AI-generated.
One of the 100 Biggest American Law Firms Pays >$50K Because of AI Hallucinations in Filings
The firm, has "more than 1,600 attorneys in over 80 offices nationwide."
Apparent AI Hallucinations in Filing from Two >500-Lawyer Firms
Don't assume your firm is safe.
Two Federal Judges Apologize For Issuing Opinions With AI Hallucinations
An intern and a law clerk used generative AI, and the judges didn't catch the hallucinations.
Repeated "Nonexistent Cases" in Filing From >20-Lawyer Insurance Defense Firm
Lawyers at firms of all size, don't let this happen to you.
