AI making up cases can get lawyers fired, scandalized law firm warns

AI making up cases can get lawyers fired, scandalized law firm warns

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Morgan And Morga injury law firm ad is seen on a bus in New York City. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto Morgan & Morgan—which bills itself as "America’s largest injury law firm" that fights "for the people"—learned the hard way this month that even one lawyer blindly citing AI-hallucinated case law can risk sullying the reputation of an entire nationwide firm. In a letter shared in a court filing, Morgan & Morgan’s chief transformation officer, Yath Ithayakumar, warned the firms’ more than 1,000 attorneys that citing fake AI-generated cases in court filings could be cause for disciplinary action, including "termination." "This is a serious issue," Ithayakumar wrote. "The integrity of your legal work and reputation depend on it." Morgan & Morgan’s AI troubles were sparked in a lawsuit […]

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