Lawyer's Affidavit in the Colorado AI-Hallucinated Precedent Case
"Overwhelmingly impressed by the technology, I excitedly used it to find case law that supports my client's position, or so I thought."
"Overwhelmingly impressed by the technology, I excitedly used it to find case law that supports my client's position, or so I thought."
"I felt ... my efficiency ... could be exponentially augmented to the benefit of my clients by expediting the time-intensive research portion of drafting."
The certificates must "attest[] either that no portion of the filing was drafted by generative artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, or Google Bard) or that any language drafted by generative artificial intelligence was checked for accuracy, using print reporters or traditional legal databases, by a human being."
Jenna Ellis admitted that she made 10 false claims while representing the former president and his campaign.
A trial judge's decision to hold Donald Trump in contempt for failing to comply with a demand for documents is upheld.
Lawyers who indulged the former President are discovering such conduct has costs.
Sloppy legal filings against Democratic political operatives may end up costing some of Trump's lawyers.
To be precise, it's not an ethical violation, when opposing counsel e-mails you cc'ing their clients, and you Reply All. (But some states disagree.)
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