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[Webinar] Beyond Fines: Has Johnson v. Dunn Raised the Stakes for AI Citation Errors - September 11th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Do you verify every citation before filing? Should you? If an experienced partner prepares a document for your signature, do you check the citations? When supervising routine discovery motions, do you personally review every...more

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AI Update: The Long Crazy Trip of Hallucinating Artificial Intelligence Continues - Another Day, Another Sanction for Use of...

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The list of attorneys sanctioned for filing pleadings containing fictitious or materially inaccurate case citations (e.g., hallucinated case law) is growing by the day. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Cut Litigation Risk with Legal Hold Technology: 5 Proven Strategies

One missed custodian or lost file could cost your case. Here’s how legal hold technology protects you from the risks manual methods can’t....more

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Reasonable or Overreach? Rethinking Sanctions for AI Hallucinations in Legal Filings

Abstract - This article examines the problem of fabricated or hallucinated citations in legal briefs, focusing on the recent federal decision in Johnson v. Dunn as a case study. That decision highlights the risks when lawyers...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Federal Court Turns Up the Heat on Attorneys Using ChatGPT for Research

Most lawyers regard Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 678 F. Supp. 3d 443, 448 (S.D.N.Y. 2023), as the leading case on the consequences of misuse of generative artificial intelligence in legal pleadings. It was from Mata v. Avianca that...more

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GAO Warns Protesters of AI Sanctions

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Protesters beware – the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) wants you to know they can and will sanction misuse of Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI” or “AI”). Four recent decisions issued between May and July...more

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When AI Policies Fail: The AI Sanctions in Johnson v. Dunn and What They Mean for the Profession

The Johnson v. Dunn sanctions order proves that firm policies and experience aren’t enough—only rigorous verification prevents AI citation disasters...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Lawyer for Relying on AI-Generated Legal Research

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

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Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production

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In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down RIG Consulting, Inc. v. Rogers, where a court called a defendant’s failure to produce Teams messages and emails...more

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ANOTHER ONE???: Folsom Insurance Agency LLC Facing Sanctions After TCPA Discovery Loss By #BigLaw Counsel

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Good lord another one? I can’t keep up with all the #biglaw losses. I mean, when was the last time ANY #biglaw firm won ANTHING in a TCPA case? My goodness. What a disaster. Here’s another one. In Bond v. Folsom Insurance...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What Businesses Need to Know About Colorado’s New Pre-Complaint Preservation Standard

In a recent opinion, the Colorado Supreme Court set a new standard for preserving evidence even before litigation begins....more

Baker Donelson

The Perils of Legal Hallucinations and the Need for AI Training for Your In-House Legal Team!

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Generative AI is rewriting how lawyers work at record speed, but is also quietly flooding Courts with phantom citations and invented case law along the way. In recent months, a number of judges across the country have...more

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AI Hallucinations Are Destroying Legal Careers: Here's How to Fight Back

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Lawyers are getting sanctioned for AI-generated fiction masquerading as legal research. The most infamous case, Mata v. Avianca in New York federal court, saw attorneys submit a brief containing six completely fictional...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2025 - June 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

eDiscovery case law disputes are no picnic! In our June 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog we will discuss disputes related to court decided ESI orders, supporting evidence for experts,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

“This Was a Collective Debacle”

In Lacey v. State Farm General Ins. Co., 2025 WL 1363069 (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2025), plaintiff submitted a filing with erroneous AI-generated citations. The Special Master pointed out some of them. The plaintiff resubmitted a...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

The Siren’s Song of Generative AI in Pleadings

Most uses of artificial intelligence in litigation carry great promise but little risk. That’s not the case with generative AI tools employed to draft legal pleadings. Despite the best efforts of courts and bar groups to...more

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP

Legal Ethics and AI: Oops, I Did It Again...

No, I am not referring to the Britney Spears song. Instead, it’s fake case cites, a judge’s admonition, sanctions and impending discipline. Today’s lesson comes from U.S. District Court Judge Kelly Rankin in the District of...more

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eDiscovery Costs: Social Media Evidence & The $90,000 Lesson

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These days, ignoring social media evidence in investigations and litigation is akin to leaving a crucial witness unquestioned. But as the case of Federico v. Lincoln Military Housing demonstrates, navigating this terrain can...more

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Lawyers Sanctioned for Citing AI Generated Fake Cases

In another “hard lesson learned” case, on Monday, February 24, 2025, a federal district court sanctioned three lawyers from the national law firm Morgan & Morgan for citing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated fake cases in...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Trends in eDiscovery Case Law | Future Predictions

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of February 9-15. Here’s what’s...more

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2024 eDiscovery Case Law Trends: Sanctions, Strategy, and the Shifting Legal Landscape

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The legal landscape of ediscovery continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, driven by new technology, evolving communication platforms, and increasingly sophisticated judicial expectations. The 2024 case law on discovery has...more

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The use of AI tools in Cayman Islands legal proceedings – warnings for litigants and attorneys

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On 28 January 2025, Justice Asif KC ("Asif J") handed down his judgment in Bradley and Another v Frye-Chaikin [2025] CIGC (Civ) 5 in which the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Court") commented for the first time in a...more

Morris James LLP

Failure to Maintain Legal Hold Leads to Spoliation, Sanctions, and Fee Shifting in Delaware Superior Court CCLD

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Huntsman Int'l, LLC v. Benelux, C.A. No. N17C-11-242 MAA CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2024). In the age of big data, discovery can extend beyond traditional documents and communications to myriad tools and databases....more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

AI Hallucinations in Court: A Wake-Up Call for the Legal Profession

Despite clear judicial warnings and sanctions, legal professionals continue to submit AI-generated court documents with fabricated content. This disturbing trend, exemplified by cases like Mata v. Avianca, threatens the...more

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Trust, But Verify: Avoiding the Perils of AI Hallucinations in Court

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The rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents lawyers with powerful tools and tactical advantages to streamline many aspects of their practice. AI helps lawyers provide more efficient, effective legal services...more

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