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Taylor Odisho

Former LA District Attorney's Law Team Used AI to Generate Citations Twice and Judge Almost Fell for It

Two law firms were fined more than $30,000 for submitting AI-generated citations.

A retired California judge overseeing former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey's lawsuit against State Farm discovered her law firms used artificial intelligence (AI) to generate citations—twice—resulting in a hefty fine.

Lacey was represented by legal powerhouse K&L Gates and Ellis George LLP in a lawsuit against State Farm, alleging the company refused to provide a legal defense for her late husband, who faced a civil suit after pointing a gun at a group of unarmed activists on the couple's front porch in March 2020.

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