News, briefs and research on AI in legal practice

Florida appeal court makes a party's fee motion a route to sanction AI-faked citations

Florida's Fourth DCA sanctioned counsel in Kid International over an AI-assisted brief with a hallucinated case, extending fee sanctions to Rule 9.410(b).

California governor signs SB 574, putting lawyer and arbitrator AI duties into statute

Signed 30 Sep 2026 as Chapter 858, California's SB 574 writes generative-AI duties for attorneys and arbitrators into statute from 1 Jan 2027.

US Federal Circuit revives whistleblower case over VA AI claims tool

The Federal Circuit reversed an MSPB jurisdiction dismissal over disclosures about a VA AI claims tool, without deciding retaliation merits.

UK EAT warns over unchecked 300-page ChatGPT skeleton argument

The EAT criticised an unchecked ChatGPT filing, warned of future rejection and allowed one appeal ground to proceed. The ruling is dated 17 September.

Florida court orders lawyer to show cause over suspected AI filings

Florida's Fourth District ordered counsel to explain suspected AI-generated filings in a family-law writ case, with possible sanctions or bar referral.

SDT strikes off foreign lawyer after AI-generated false citations

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal struck Abhishek Kumar off the register after AI-generated false citations appeared in his defence to SRA proceedings.

California SB 574 passed and enrolled: what it would require of lawyers and arbitrators using AI

Passed 31 Aug and enrolled 4 Sep 2026, SB 574 would bar delegating law practice to AI, require citation checks and court disclosure, and bind arbitrators.

D.C. Court of Appeals strikes Deutsche Bank brief over Google AI citations

The D.C. Court of Appeals struck a Deutsche Bank appellee brief after counsel used Google's generative AI search tool without verifying four nonexistent cases.

India's Supreme Court sets aside customs penalty over AI-hallucinated citations

The Supreme Court of India set aside a Rs 425.28 crore customs penalty after finding fake or misused AI-generated authorities in the order.

Indonesia's Supreme Court bars uploading draft judgment templates to AI services

A 2 September 2026 Mahkamah Agung letter circulates draft criminal-code judgment templates and bars uploading the drafts to AI services.

Virginia appeal brief drew CLE sanction after 25 phantom quotes

The Virginia Court of Appeals ordered counsel to take AI or appellate-practice CLE after an appellee brief attributed 25 phantom quotations to Virginia cases.

Legal AI safety: a curated reading list of primary sources

The judgments, court rules, regulator guidance, and research worth reading first on AI in legal practice — annotated and grouped by who needs them.