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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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Law Firm Breakups

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Law firm breakups are fraught with the potential for attorney misconduct. Attorneys who determine they can no longer work together will often take the additional step of accusing one another of inappropriate conduct....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A “Brief” Hallucination by Generative AI Can Land You in Hot Water

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A New York attorney working a personal injury case just learned why it’s called “generative” AI the hard way. In 2022, Robert Mata, represented by attorneys of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, P.C. (“Levidow”), filed a personal...more

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When Aggressive Tactics Cross the Line: Illinois ARDC Suspends Lawyer Accused of Sending "Abusive and Aggressive" E-Mails

An attorney practicing in Illinois, Felipe Nery Gomez (respondent), was suspended from the practice of law for three years as a consequence of sending threatening and harassing e-mails in violation of Rules 4.4(a) and 8.4(d)...more

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When Terminated Employees Steal: Cases of Purloined Company Documents

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An employee is terminated, her laptop and phone seized. As she is escorted from the premises, Human Resources instructs her, in no uncertain terms, about company information: All internal company emails and other business...more

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Med-Staff Newsletter - September 2019 | VOL 3

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Dr. Kenneth Economy was employed by East Bay Anesthesiology Medical Group (“Anesthesia Group”), which held an exclusive contract to provide anesthesia services at The East Bay Hospital (“Hospital”). During asurprise...more

Sands Anderson PC

Communicating with Other Lawyers and Third Parties: Ensuring Respect and Civility

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I spoke recently on a national teleconference on the topic of “Attorney Professionalism: Translating Philosophy into Daily Practice.” My comments addressed the unremarkable proposition that legal incivility among lawyers is...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

What Not To Do In The Courthouse

As an officer of the court every attorney is held accountable to the standards set forth in the Rules of Professional Conduct. In bankruptcy court, attorneys are held to additional standards set forth in local bankruptcy law....more

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Proposed Changes to Model Rule 8.4 (or Something Like Them) May Already Be in Effect in Your Jurisdiction

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has recently proposed amending the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to add to Rule 8.4 a prohibition against harassment or discrimination based on...more

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