Federal Judge in Santa Ana Considers Sanctions for AI Misuse by Attorney

Federal judge in Santa Ana considers sanctions for AI misuse by attorney

By PAUL ANDERSON A federal judge in Santa Ana this week asked an attorney defending writer Chris Epting in a defamation lawsuit filed by former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe what sanctions he thinks he deserves for misusing artificial intelligence in legal briefs. “I don’t believe monetary sanctions are appropriate,” attorney William J. Becker Jr. told U.S. District Judge Fred Slaughter on Thursday, Oct. 23. “So zero is the answer?” Slaug…

Federal judge mulls sanctions against attorney for AI use in Kluwe defamation case

Attorney William J. Becker Jr., defending client Chris Epting, tells judge he should not be sanctioned for relying on AI when he cited phony cases as legal precedents in briefs.

Federal Judge Considers Sanctions for AI Misuse

A federal judge in Santa Ana Thursday asked an attorney defending writer Chris Epting in a defamation lawsuit filed by former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe what sanctions he thinks he deserves for misusing artificial intelligence in legal briefs. “I don’t believe monetary sanctions are appropriate,” attorney William J. Becker Jr. told U.S. District Judge Fred Slaughter. “So zero is the answer?” Slaughter replied. “Zero is the answer,” Bec…