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Lawyer apologizes for citing ChatGPT-generated cases in court

  • May 30, 2023
“It was in consultation with the generative artificial intelligence website ChatGPT that your affiant did locate and cite the following cases in the affirmation in opposition submitted,” he said. According to the lawyer, he has never used ChatGPT in the past to conduct legal research and was “unaware” that the content it generated could be false. “That is the fault of the affiant, in not confirming the sources provided by ChatGPT of the legal opinions it provides,” Schwartz said. “That your affiant had no intention to deceive this court nor the defendant.” Schwartz added that he “greatly regrets” using generative…
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Trump lawyer ordered to testify in classified documents case in landmark ruling, sources say

  • April 30, 2023
Evan Corcoran has been ordered to testify, piercing attorney-client privilege. A federal judge has ruled that a lawyer for former President Donald Trump must provide additional testimony before a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s handling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors asked Judge Beryl Howell last month to pierce attorney-client privilege and compel Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to appear before a grand jury, sources previously told ABC News. The Justice Department made the request on the basis of the crime-fraud exception, sources said, which allows for claims of attorney-client privilege…
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‘Robot lawyer’ sued because it ‘does not have a law degree’

  • March 25, 2023
DoNotPay CEO Joshua Browder says claims have ‘no merit’ An AI-powered ‘robot lawyer’ that helps consumers fight parking tickets and other charges is facing a lawsuit over claims that don’t have the correct legal standing to practice law. Filed earlier this month in the San Francisco County Superior Court, the claim alleges DoNotPay is “not actually a robot”, “does not have a law degree” and is “not barred in any jurisdiction”. The action is being brought by US law firm Edelson on behalf of Jonathan Faridian, who claims he used the app to draft various legal documents including a small…