AI fake cases crisis reaches Illinois Appellate Court for the first time

The Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District issued a decision that marks the first time an Illinois court at this level has addressed attorney . . .

Immigration attorney hit with sanctions for using Claude to generate fake case citations

A federal court imposed sanctions on a petitioner's attorney for submitting fabricated legal quotations generated by the AI tool Claude Sonnet 4 in an emergency . . .

Relying on AI for help in discovery meet-and-confer was not good faith

When a party in a lawsuit claims that the other side is not fully responding to discovery requests, that party can file a motion to . . .

Lawyers and AI: Key takeaways from being on a panel at a legal ethics conference

Earlier today I was on a panel at Hinshaw & Culbertson's LMRM Conference in Chicago. This was the 23rd annual LMRM Conference, and the event . . .

Using AI generated fake cases in court brief gets pro se litigant fined $10K

Plaintiff sued defendant and won on summary judgment. Defendant sought review with the Missouri Court of Appeals. On appeal, the court dismissed the appeal and . . .

Judge who was Facebook friends with victim’s father did not have to recuse himself

Technology ethics: Seminar on responsible telephone use

Be careful with email because your employer is “looking over your shoulder”

Legal blogging ethics in this month’s ABA Journal

In the Land of the Midnight Semantics