Plaintiffs’ firm fined for filing ‘hallucinated’ material in OnlyFans case

A federal judge in California fined a plaintiffs’ law firm and one of its partners $10,000 for misusing artificial intelligence in a lawsuit involving the parent company of OnlyFans, the adult content social media site.

Dec 16, 2025 11:52 AM CST

The legal tech stories that defined 2025

There was nothing typical about the past year. The only constant was change. Legal technology announcements rolled out nonstop, making it nearly impossible to stay on top of all the updates. Investment from venture capital and private equity firms was record-breaking. Artificial intelligence advanced faster than any of the technologies that preceded it, and the number of new legal tech AI startups launched in 2025 was so high that it felt like a game of whack-a-mole.

Dec 15, 2025 2:16 PM CST

Harvey and Aderant announce partnership joining legal work and business of law

Law firm generative artificial intelligence software provider Harvey has joined forces with legal business management platform Aderant.

Dec 15, 2025 1:08 PM CST

Why state bars are struggling to keep pace with AI in legal practice

Walk into any law firm today, and you’ll likely find attorneys using artificial intelligence tools for everything from contract analysis to brief writing. Yet if you walk into most state bar associations, you’ll find regulatory frameworks that haven’t caught up to this new reality.

Dec 15, 2025 12:31 PM CST

ABA task force assesses AI’s ‘opportunities and challenges’ in new report

A new report from the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence explores artificial intelligence’s impact on the legal profession and provides resources to help lawyers and judges continue to navigate the complex and rapidly changing technology.

Dec 15, 2025 10:23 AM CST

Trump signs order seeking to limit state-level AI regulation

President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who’ve pressed for preemption of local rules.

Dec 12, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Law prof sues Boeing, alleges toxic fumes inhaled on flight

A law professor is suing Boeing for $40 million, alleging that exposure to toxic fumes on a 737 operated by Delta Air Lines last August led to his lasting brain and respiratory injuries, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dec 12, 2025 9:10 AM CST

ChatGPT creator warns of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in newer AI models

Newer versions of OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT platform could be at risk for cybersecurity breaches.

Dec 11, 2025 10:49 AM CST

Apple co-founder, now 91, sues AI consultant for fraud and elder exploitation

An Apple co-founder is suing a consultant who offered to use artificial intelligence to preserve and promote his historical contributions to the company for alleged fraud and elder exploitation.

Dec 11, 2025 9:02 AM CST

Lawyer, law firm sanctioned for citing fake case in lead poisoning lawsuit

A lawyer and a law firm that represented the Chicago Housing Authority must pay nearly $60,000 for filing a court document that included a fake citation.

Dec 10, 2025 1:52 PM CST

2025 Year in Review: Generative AI, access to justice and law schools

Another year is nearly in the books. In many ways, 2025 was a continuation of trends present in previous years.

Dec 10, 2025 9:08 AM CST

University of New Hampshire law students slam hybrid JD program as dean steps down

As the dean of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law steps down Dec. 31, students and faculty are expressing concerns over the hybrid JD program that she helped launch in 2019.

Dec 9, 2025 12:30 PM CST

How to navigate lawyer well-being in a tech-dominated world

Dec 8, 2025 2:00 PM CST

Personal injury lawyers find ‘massive opportunity’ with AI

Recent months have brought an explosion of massive investments in artificial intelligence tools for personal injury lawyers. A report released this summer by professional business platform 8am supports this sentiment, showing 37% of personal injury lawyers use generative AI at work, compared to 31% of lawyers overall.

Dec 4, 2025 9:48 AM CST

‘Vampire law’ and ‘vibe coding’ among top 2025 legal words

Have you ever heard of “vampire law” or “vibe coding?” If not, you’ll be able to learn all about them in Burton’s Legal Thesaurus, a specialized reference tool for lawyers and other legal professionals that was first published in 1980. They join other top new terms and phrases compiled this year by law professors and academics who are part of a committee tasked with updating the lexicon of law.

Dec 3, 2025 12:27 PM CST