Continuing the weekly blog posts about lawyers using AI and getting in trouble, the Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel recently issued an article entitled “Two Years of Fake Cases and the Courts are Ratcheting Up the Sanctions,” summarizing the problems encountered by courts when confronted with lawyers citing fake cases, and the
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Privacy Tip #464 – Pitfalls of Dating a Bot
Dating sure has changed since I was in the market decades ago. Some of us can’t imagine online dating, let alone dating a bot. Get over it—it’s now reality.
According to Vantage Point, a counseling company located in Texas, it surveyed 1,012 adults and a whopping 28% of them admitted to having “at least one…
Joint Commission Releases Guidance for AI in Health Care
This post is co-authored with Lauren Ludwig, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Lauren is not admitted to practice law.
The Joint Commission (TJC) and Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) recently published the Guidance on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (Guidance), which outlines strategies for health care organizations to optimize their integration of health AI…
AppLovin Faces SEC Scrutiny Over Alleged Data Practices
By Roma Patel
On October 6, 2025, Bloomberg reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into AppLovin Corporation’s data-collection practices, following an alleged whistleblower complaint and a series of short-seller reports. We previously covered the shareholder class action against AppLovin in another blog post. The company is a mobile advertising technology business that…
More Sanctions + Inquiries Against Lawyers + Judges for Cite Hallucinations
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta sanctioned an attorney who filed a brief containing erroneous citations in every case cited after the attorney admitted to relying on generative AI to write the brief. The attorney had used the tools Grammarly, ProWriting Aid, and Lexis’ cite-checking tool. The attorney was ordered to pay sanctions, including opposing…
AI at the Frontier: What California’s SB-53 Means for Large AI Model Developers
On September 29, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (“the Act”) into law, establishing a regulatory framework for developers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The law imposes new transparency, reporting, and risk management requirements on entities developing high-capacity AI models. It is the first of its…
Law Firm Ordered to Reimburse $24,000 in Legal Fees for AI Generated Cite Hallucinations
In the ongoing saga of lawyers who are sanctioned for AI generated hallucination citations in pleadings , FIFA (and other defendants) in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Puerto Rico Soccer League in Puerto Rico, recently obtained an order from Chief U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach requiring counsel for the plaintiff defunct league to pay…
Is ChatGPT the New “WebMD” for Human Resources Professionals to Contend With?
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment Group lawyer Christopher Costain.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to quickly spread across the manufacturing industry, and employers are tasked with understanding and managing the impact and capabilities of this burgeoning technology. While manufacturers are using AI tools to streamline manufacturing processes, enhance productivity,…
New Updates to CCPA Regulations: California’s Focus on Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, and More
On July 24, 2025, during a public meeting following public comment, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unanimously approved amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These substantial changes include new obligations for businesses subject to the CCPA. Significantly, the updates emphasize CPPA’s new regulatory focus over AI decision-making and cybersecurity in addition…
Illinois Enacts Act Prohibiting AI Therapy
On August 4, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act into law, which went into immediate effect, and “prohibits anyone from using AI to provide mental health and therapeutic decision-making, while allowing the use of AI for administrative and supplementary support services for licensed behavioral health professionals.” The…