Voice cloning case presents novel AI copyright issues

July 11, 2025 - Two professional voice actors based sued Lovo, a company that sells AI-generated voiceover software alleging, among other things, copyright infringement. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant took . . .

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

July 11, 2025 - 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

July 10, 2025 - 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 . . .

Court gives X opportunity to raise Section 230 claim in deepfake case

July 9, 2025 - X  sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law that prohibits the dissemination of AI-generated political deepfakes, arguing the statute violates the First . . .

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

July 7, 2025 - 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

July 7, 2025 - 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 . . .

Court limits use of trademark for forthcoming AI-powered agentic browser

June 30, 2025 - A technology company sued artificial intelligence company Perplexity for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff claimed exclusive rights to the mark COMET, which it used . . .

Facial recognition missteps lead to dismissal in New York criminal case

June 20, 2025 - A criminal defendant sought dismissal of a criminal charge for aggravated harassment in the second degree. An issue arose after law enforcement identified defendant using . . .

Footnote in opinion warns counsel not to cite AI-generated fake cases again

April 22, 2024 - A federal judge in Wisconsin suspected that one of the parties appearing before the court had used generative AI to write a brief, which resulted . . .

Key Takeaways From the USPTO’s Guidance on AI Use

April 10, 2024 - On April 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued guidance to attorneys about using AI in matters before the USPTO. While . . .