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  1. July 05, 2023

    Attys Behind ChatGPT Fiasco Apologize To Client, 7 Judges

    A pair of New York personal injury attorneys apologized Wednesday to seven federal and state judges and to a client for submitting a brief prepared by artificial intelligence that cited nonexistent case law attributed to the judges, according to copies of the letters filed in Manhattan federal court.

  2. June 22, 2023

    Attys In ChatGPT Fiasco Sanctioned For 'Bad Faith' Conduct

    A New York federal judge has sanctioned two personal injury attorneys for submitting a brief written by artificial intelligence that cited nonexistent case law, finding the lawyers "abandoned their responsibilities" to check their work, and their behavior rose to "bad faith" when they then waited weeks to finally come clean about the embarrassing episode. 

  3. June 08, 2023

    Judge Rips Attys In ChatGPT Debacle: Not Just A 'Mistake'

    A Manhattan federal judge grilled two personal injury attorneys Thursday over their citations of nonexistent case law created by the text generator ChatGPT, suggesting their conduct after the errors came to light is equally concerning — including one lawyer's admitted lie to the court that he was on vacation.

  4. June 07, 2023

    ChatGPT Mishap Attys 'Truly Mortified,' Ask For No Sanctions

    Levidow Levidow & Oberman PC and its attorney Steven Schwartz told a New York federal court that they are "truly mortified" over submitting a brief produced by generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which cited fake cases, and asked not to be sanctioned over the mistake.

  5. May 30, 2023

    Atty Citing 'Bogus' Cases From ChatGPT Is 'Unprecedented'

    A New York personal injury firm and two of its lawyers are facing potential sanctions after they submitted a brief in federal court containing nonexistent cases and opinions produced by the generative text engine ChatGPT.

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