(LegalDive) Nov 27, 2024
Summary: A Texas federal judge sanctioned attorney Brandon Monk for submitting a court filing that included citations to nonexistent cases and fabricated quotations generated by artificial intelligence (AI). In a wrongful termination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone imposed a $2,000 fine on Monk and mandated his attendance at a continuing legal education course on generative AI in the legal field.
Jeff’s Take: Come on, man! I love that this lawyer is using AI to write his briefs. The AI is probably writing better than he can. Just check the dumb citations. Easy peasy!
Family lawyers – please don’t let this dissuade you from using AI to draft your docs. Just check the citations. Duh!
