Lawmakers pause attorney’s contract after issues with AI-generated citations in prison case
State Contract for Lawyer on Hold Amid Controversy A $200,000 contract for lawyer William Lansford is currently on hold as Alabama lawmakers express concerns over an ongoing and costly prison lawsuit. This deal was intended for court filings linked to a civil case in Montgomery County that has been active since 2018, involving the Alabama […]
Federal judge harshly criticizes three Alabama lawyers for relying on AI-generated citations.
Butler Snow Lawyers Face Federal Scrutiny A trio of attorneys from Butler Snow LLP has garnered the attention of US District Judge Anna Manasco in the Northern District of Alabama. According to reports, the lawyers are accused of using a quote generated by ChatGPT in their defense of the Alabama Department of Corrections during legal […]
Judge penalizes Alabama attorneys for using false AI citations in court documents
Legal Misstep in Alabama Prison Lawsuit Three private attorneys for Alabama’s prison system were taken off a federal lawsuit after it emerged that they submitted legal filings containing fabricated case law generated by CHATGPT. In a pointed order issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco criticized attorneys Matthew Reeves, William Cranford, and William Lansford […]
Tennessee OSHA issues no citations for Erwin plastics plant where employees died in Helene flood
Floods in eastern Tennessee. (Photo: Brandon Hull/Governor’s Office) The Tennessee Workplace Safety Agency concluded that the East Tennessee Plastics Factory, where five employees died after the Hurricane Helen floods, had “exercised reasonable hard work” in firing employees that day. Tennessee’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) issued a report on the Impact Plastics Factory in […]