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Legal & Compliance · 4 min read

Federal Courts Are Writing AI Restrictions Into Litigation Itself — and Naming Platforms by Name

Four federal courts issued AI protective orders in four days, naming specific AI platforms and restricting their use with confidential discovery materials — marking a shift from novelty to standard of care in commercial litigation.

Oct 28

Legal & Compliance · 4 min read

Federal Courts Split on AI in Litigation: Privilege, Work Product, and Data Rules Diverge

Federal circuits are issuing conflicting rulings on AI tools and attorney-client privilege, creating a compliance patchwork for law firms. Some now require zero data retention to preserve privilege.

Jun 13

Legal & Compliance · 3 min read

Judge Cancels Entire Case After Lawyers on Both Sides Admit They Never Read AI-Generated Filings

A Mississippi federal judge dismissed a case and sanctioned four lawyers after both sides submitted AI-generated filings they never reviewed — the most dramatic judicial response yet to AI hallucinations in courts.

Jun 11

Legal & Compliance · 5 min read

AI-Generated Court Filings Jumped from 1% to 18% Since 2023 — and Federal Courts Are Struggling

An MIT study of 4.5 million federal civil cases found AI-written court filings jumped from 1% in 2023 to 18% in 2026, while self-filed docket activity surged 158% — threatening to overwhelm federal courts with hallucinated citations and fabricated legal quotes.

Jun 10