AI State Regulatory Frontiers: Emerging Issues on AI, Privilege, and Work Product in Legal Practice — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AI in Arbitration: How the AAA Is Transforming Access to Justice with Pro Se Growth
As artificial intelligence tools become ubiquitous in litigation, federal courts are increasingly confronting novel questions about how longstanding doctrines of work-product protection and confidentiality apply when parties...more
On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Tax Court released a memorandum decision in Paschall v. Commissioner addressing the federal tax treatment of staking, holding that there was taxation on staking rewards credited to Mr. Paschall’s...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight’s “AI State Regulatory Frontiers” series, co-host Ashley Taylor is joined by colleagues Gene Fishel and Dan Waltz to examine how AI is reshaping expectations for attorneys, clients, and...more
50% year-over-year increase in self-represented party filings at the AAA. That's not a typo. And according to our latest guest, it's not a crisis — it's the best news the legal profession has had in decades. Bridget...more
Courts in Florida and across the country are grappling with a rapidly growing crisis: the submission of court filings produced with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence that cite nonexistent cases or cite...more
Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in June 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates....more
Artificial intelligence enables the DIY spirit. This is certainly clear in the realm of pro se litigants, who with Claude or ChatGPT as their “CoPilot”, can generate passable pleadings and motions, stipulations, and even...more
Last month, we wrote to inform you of the AI-related legal developments in U.S. v. Heppner, noting that it would serve as a foundational case for deciding AI-related issues in our ever-evolving modern legal landscape....more
In February 2026, two federal courts issued rulings that together illustrate the unsettled landscape of privilege and work-product protection for AI-generated materials in litigation. ...more
Pro se litigants are increasingly using GenAI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, or CoPilot to file and maintain lawsuits against their employers – and corporate counsel and defense attorneys need new tools to...more
By now, most attorneys have certainly seen how AI can supplement one’s practice in any number of ways. But, what happens when AI is used against you? One trend I've encountered with striking regularity, sometimes daily, is...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Fulton v. Fulton Cnty - en banc, vacating this prior opinion, Takings Clause, remedies - Alvarez v. Fed Detention Ctr - immigration, aliens, bond - Great Bowery v....more
You may have heard about the rise of the “ChatGPT plaintiff,” the pro se litigant who decides to sue their employer without an attorney to assist them, believing that generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity,...more
Every litigator has experienced a technology hiccup at an inconvenient moment. But courts have made clear that vague references to “technical difficulties” will not excuse a failure to appear—and once a default judgment is...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that ERISA claims brought in the context of a defined contribution plan were individualized monetary claims, and thus certification under Rule 23(b)(1) was not appropriate...more
Three recent federal court decisions have created some uncertainty about whether materials created using generative AI tools are protected by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. In United States v....more
Real estate disputes very often result in protracted and parallel litigation. Tax appeals result in further civil disputes. Foreclosure actions sometimes are followed by lengthy pro se chancery litigation. But when does an...more
In Jones v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2026 WL 1091186 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 22, 2026), the court addressed the pro se deponent’s use of artificial intelligence during a deposition. It prohibited her use of ChatGPT to answer questions...more
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado partly granted a motion to tighten a protective order to address artificial intelligence in an ongoing case. The court directed the pro se plaintiff to disclose the name of any AI...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Moore v. Cecil - First Amendment, defamation, political ad ... McLean v. Delta - employment, military discrimination... Chamaly v. Lampert - arbitration, employment, maritime...more
Pro se employment lawsuits are surging – and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is quietly reshaping what those cases look like, how long they last, and how expensive they are to defend. Gone are the days of nonsensical...more
On March 18, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a pro se consumer’s complaint alleging that a credit union and a law firm violated federal debt...more
On March 30, 2026, Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the District of Colorado issued a ruling in Morgan v. V2X, Inc. that is the most consequential AI-in-litigation decision we have seen yet. Originally...more
In January 2024, Plaintiff Graciela Dela Torre settled her long-term disability claim with Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon) and dismissed her case with prejudice. Later, Plaintiff Dela Torre questioned her settlement....more
In February, the internet was abuzz with commentary regarding a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that treated a criminal defendant’s “chat” with a popular AI as a waiver of...more