By now, most lawyers should know the dangers of relying on generative AI for legal research. A big risk is that AI will generate fake case citations and quotations. Failure to check and verify the citations and quotations can...more
8/1/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 13 ,
Debtors ,
Ethics ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Rule 11 ,
Sanctions
Judge Jacqueline P. Cox recently found that three Illinois attorneys violated their ethical obligations by failing to return their client’s phone calls. She thus ordered the attorneys to return half of their...more
“[E]nsnared between his involvement in a business that is legal under the laws of Arizona but illegal under federal law,” one debtor’s chapter 13 petition was recently dismissed due to his undisputed violations of the...more
Defendants in a lawsuit didn’t waive their right to arbitrate even after moving to dismiss and answering a complaint, a court held last week. Arbitration wasn’t waived because the defendants hadn’t filed affirmative defenses...more
11/20/2018
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 13 ,
Counterclaims ,
Debtors ,
Deed of Trust ,
Discovery ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Prejudice
Bankruptcy courts lack the power to impose serious punitive sanctions, a federal district judge ruled recently in PHH Mortgage Corporation v. Sensenich, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207801 (D. Vt. Dec. 18, 2018). Judge Geoffrey...more