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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious. Farwell , the lawyer filed three separate legal memoranda that cited and relied on fictitious cases. Karlen Jonathan Karlen, who is not an attorney, filed a pro se appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals. XYZ Corporation.

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On LawNext: The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement and How Legal Tech Can Help Companies Comply

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On today’s episode, we’ll dig into this new law and its requirements, and hear about how technology is helping companies comply. The ruling is limited to the two plaintiffs who filed the suit, and the federal government said it will file an appeal.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. Three Recommendations.

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The Role of Motions for Discovery in Legal Cases

Clio

This is why motions for discovery are filed and argued. Whether you need to file or oppose a motion for discovery, Clio Duo can help you harness the power of AI to scan large sets of documents and grab the key details you need. By filing such a motion, youre asking the court to intervene in the discovery process on your behalf.

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Illinois Supreme Court to Hold Public Hearing on 5 Proposed Rule Amendments, Including Rules Impacting Professionalism

Legal Tech Monitor

The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on November 15 to hear public comment on five proposals. The hearing will include proposed amendments to Rule 8.4 , which focuses on attorney misconduct, and Rule 794 , which outlines the 6-hour professional responsibility MCLE requirement.

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Tips for Catching Deepfakes in Evidence

FindLaw

In addition to inconsistencies you might see or hear, the background data attached to a digital file can reveal if it's been manipulated. When you load an audio file into an editing program like Audacity, for example, the recording's metadata will look different than the raw file recorded on your phone.

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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Use AI

Debevoise Data Blog

Example: Having AI draft a legal brief for an important court filing. But theAI cant tell who is actuallyyelling(which is improper conduct that only occursinfrequently) and who is appropriately speaking loudly because a customer is hearing-impaired or is in a noisy location (which happens frequently).