Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how information is created. Now it is beginning to change how evidence appears in court.
Emails that were never written. Audio recordings that were never spoken. Reports that resemble expert analysis but were produced by a machine.
Courts across the United States are confronting a challenge they were never designed
The Pricing Pulse: Generative AI-Assisted Review Insights from the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey
Editor’s Note: As part of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey series, conducted by ComplexDiscovery OÜ in partnership with the EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model), this post explores the pricing of generative AI-assisted review — the newest and most rapidly evolving segment of the eDiscovery pricing landscape.
In this final installment, the pricing pulse enters…
The $20B Year for OTAs: Marketing at Scale in the Age of AI
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for Friday, February 27, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including a few new perspectives on the existential threat posed by AI to the existing online travel behemoths. For reasons I cannot explain, this week’s Update features…
Would You Trade Your Data to Skip the Line?
How to take an excellent one hour expert deposition.
My biggest pet peeve is waste of time legal events. Depositions are at the top of the list. Am forever tearing my hair out when a defense lawyer says to a seasoned expert:Q I’m assuming you’ve had your deposition taken before.A Hundreds of times.Q And you probably know the rules.A I do.Q Well, let me…
Jurors sickened by Salmonella in Ice
Abstract
On August 5, 2024, the Brown County (Illinois) Health Department (BCHD) was informed by the county sheriff that numerous potential jurors being screened for an upcoming trial had reported recently experiencing a gastrointestinal illness. One week later, on August 12, a laboratory-confirmed case of Salmonella enterica serotype Agbeni infection was reported to BCHD…
The 2 ½ Minute Opening Statement: Why Aren’t You Using GenAI?
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
That philosophy of reduction is exactly what GenAI can offer trial lawyers, and here’s why that matters. Indeed, I recently talked about how slow and cumbersome the process was, particularly in light of…
Anthropic vs. Washington: AI Ethics Collide with National Security
Editor’s Note: Washington is turning AI procurement into a blunt instrument of national security policy—and Anthropic’s standoff with the U.S. government shows what happens when corporate guardrails collide with military demand. This piece tracks how a dispute that began as contract language escalated into threats of federal exclusion, “supply chain risk” labeling, and even talk…
The FBI Seized a CEO’s AI Chats — And Four More Reasons California Employers Can’t Ignore AI Any Longer
This past week’s Zaller Law Group masterclass on AI in the Workplace walked California employers through what they need to know right now about AI in the workplace. The conversation covered everything from a federal court ruling on AI and attorney-client privilege to California’s new automated hiring regulations to practical tools employers can start using…
ABA OSHA Midwinter Meeting – Day 3 Recap (February 27)
Our OSHA Practice Group wrapped up the final full day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee’s Midwinter Meeting in San Juan with sessions that took a deep dive into the future of AI in safety, trial advocacy in OSHA litigation, necessary modernization of longstanding OSHA standards, and the ethical landscape…