Annette L. Demers Reference Librarian at University of Windsor writes on Linked In Well this is the largest costs award that I’ve seen so far – awarded against a lawyer in their personal capacity for using unverified authorities in a factum. ($17,550). Reddy v Saroya, 2026 ABCA 20, online: <https://canlii.ca/t/khpzd> [8] Here, while the appellant did
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Lawsites report…”Bench IQ, AI Startup Led By Former ROSS Cofounder to Understand Judges’ Decision Patterns, Raises $5.3M Seed”
Maybe he should have created this first and then ROSS! Ambrogi In February 2024, I wrote here about the launch of Bench IQ, a company that is using generative AI to provide comprehensive insights into the decision-making patterns of judges — based not just on their written rulings, but also their rulings from the bench and other…
Podcast – Lawdroid Manifesto Interviews Caseway Founder: Alistair Vigier
Join me as I interview Alistair Vigier, co-founder of Caseway, a legal AI platform that’s shaking up the Canadian legal establishment. In this compelling podcast episode, Alistair shares his unconventional journey from military service through various entrepreneurial ventures to founding one of Canada’s most talked-about legal AI companies. He dives deep into how his military…
NY Librarian Reveals In Linked In Post .. LEXIS NOW HAS A WARNING WHEN A CASE CITES TO AN AI GENERATED
LEXIS NOW HAS A WARNING WHEN A CASE CITES TO AN AI GENERATED This decision contains references to invalid citations in the original text of the opinion. They are relevant to the decision and therefore have not been editorially corrected. Linking has been removed from those citations. Williams v Capital One Bank, N.A., 2025…
Document – Standing Order on Use of AI by Magistrate Judge David Horan out of N.D. Texas.. “In sum, ‘the use of artificial intelligence must be accompanied by the application of actual intelligence in its execution.’
Standing Order on Use of AI by Magistrate Judge David Horan out of N.D. Texas. Every paragraph incorporating a quote from either an existing rule regulating attorneys or case involving the improper use of AI in litigation, all neatly woven together to arrive at the conclusion: “In sum, ‘the use of artificial intelligence must be…
Linked In Post.. Ouch ! US Lawyer Compares Lexis Sub To ChatGPT Deep Research “ChatGPTDeepResearch – Comprehensive, well-organized memo. ? LEXIS – A big, over-inclusive data dump”
I just compared my current LEXIS subscription to ChatGPT Deep Research and was blown away. My takeaways: ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Comprehensive, well-organized memo. ? LEXIS – A big, over-inclusive data dump. ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Identified key SCOTUS precedent in first sentence. ? LEXIS – Missed precedent entirely. ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Seamlessly accessible via browser ?…
Press Release: Paxton AI Wins 2025 LegalWeek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Innovative Knowledge Management
Legal AI Platform Paxton AI Recognized for Transforming How Legal Professionals Access and Leverage Critical Information NEW YORK, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Paxton AI, a leading provider of AI-powered legal technology solutions, today announced it has won the prestigious 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award in the Knowledge Management category. The award was presented at…
Yet More AI Shilling…. Thomson Reuters delivers key milestone in its AI strategy, introducing next-gen CoCounsel with deeper product integrations to five new markets
Just in case you just had to know I’ve given up reading these but – it’s here for the record SYDNEY, MARCH 13, 2025 – Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI), a global content and technology company, today marks significant progress against its AI strategy, announcing the internationalisation of the next generation of CoCounsel to five new markets.…
Court Rules AI Training On Copyrighted Works Is Not Fair Use — What It Means For Generative AI
A recent decision found that an AI company’s unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data was not a fair use, where (i) the use was commercial and not transformative, and (ii) the use affected the value. The Bottom Line A recent decision found that an AI company’s unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training…
Court shuts down AI fair use argument in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc.
Court shuts down AI fair use argument in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc. Key takeaways In the first AI fair use decision, the court rejected the fair use defense in the context of AI training data. Key factors in the determination included that the defendant’s use was not transformative and that it…