Ninth Circuit shuts down Section 230 argument that would have provided an end-run around immunity

Two members of the Rohingya community, a persecuted ethnic minority in Myanmar, sued Meta in California federal court, alleging that Facebook's algorithmic design amplified anti-Rohingya . . .

Social media posts about divorce caused man to be found in contempt of court

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin affirmed an order holding a husband in contempt for violating a family-court ban on social media posts about his . . .

Infringement case against OpenAI failed because there was no copyright registration

Thinking about suing an AI company for copyright infringement? Do not overlook the basics. Before any court will consider the merits of an infringement claim, . . .

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 . . .

Tesla awarded sanctions where opposing party cited AI-generated cases in discovery briefing

Plaintiff sued Tesla in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. During discovery, plaintiff filed multiple motions that cited fake case law hallucinated by . . .

Can generative AI turn hearsay into admissible evidence?

In the recent case of Malia LLC v. State Farm, an insurance policyholder sued the insurance company claiming the insurance company wrongfully denied coverage. The . . .

Court says that party cannot use AI instead of a human stenographer at depositions

Plaintiff asked the court for permission to take 13 depositions using video recordings and AI transcription software (instead of a human stenographer), with a notary . . .

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 . . .

Pro se litigant cited AI hallucinated cases but court found no harm, no foul

A bankruptcy case took a turn during a hearing when the court asked the pro se debtor how he had found the cases he cited . . .