On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 574, authored by Senator Thomas Umberg, which regulates the use of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) by attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative dispute resolution providers. The California Legislature had
"This whole thing was triggered by the fact that somebody brought a civil lawsuit, a lawyer who's working on contingency…."
“This is multi-million dollars at stake. And I hope it doesn’t shock anybody, but oftentimes in civil litigation, people motivated by money do lie….”
Glenn Greenwald takes a stand for procedural fairness and professional journalism.
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Law Firm Risk Review — Latest Conflicts Cases, Attorney Criticism Doesn’t Mandate Recusal, On Law Firm AI Compliance Risk
“Judges don’t need to recuse from cases with critical attorneys, MD panel says” —
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Law firm included “offensive personal attack” on judge in evidence
Bacon: Inappropriate to include comments
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has criticised a leading class action law firm for including in evidence an “offensive personal attack” on its president.The CAT refused to certify part of the potential collective action against
Solicitor who tried to cover up claim service failure struck off
Letter: Backdated by solicitor
A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court in writing and orally has been struck off.The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Rapson: Two-thirds of SRA investigations touch on ethics
Rapson: Firms should have actual conversations about ethics
Two-thirds of investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) involve “some reference” to professional ethics, its chief executive said yesterday.Sarah Rapson, who described the proportion as “quite high”, also said she was
A Congressman Teaches How Not to Do a Deposition
In Pennsylvania lawyers seldom depose parties in divorces cases. In our custody world, the parties have to agree or get a court order. It almost never happens. Depositions are expensive and, momentarily, we will illustrate why.
So, a deposition is
Risk News — Law Firm Fights Disqualification in Solar Trade Secrets Matter, More Law Firm Data Breach News, Client Recruiting Law in California
“Fla. Firm Looks To Dodge Bank’s DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Suit” —
- “Florida-based Trenam Law fought Friday against a disqualification bid in a trade secrets case over residential solar lending technology, arguing that its prior representation of
Tuesday Talk*: Did John Eastman’s Disbarment Violate The First Amendment?
One of the hardest things to swallow for people who are friendly toward Free Speech is that the people you dislike are entitled to it as much as you are. Sure, they may be wrong, even lie, whereas of course
California Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Legislation Governing Lawyer AI Use
California has officially entered a new era of artificial intelligence regulation. Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 574 (SB 574) into law—a “first-in-the-nation” measure establishing clear statutory boundaries for how attorneys and arbitrators operating in California use generative AI tools