By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 26, 2023
A quasi-judicial official whose significant other is a businessperson may take part in gifts and benefits provided by various businesses as their significant other's guest, where (1) the significant other and the business donors do not have, and are unlikely to have in the future, interests that are likely to come before the referee and (2) the receipt of such gifts would not create the impression that such businesses are in a special position to influence the referee.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 25, 2023
May a town justice, whose spouse is employed by a local not-for-profit parochial school, display in front of the judge's home a sign advertising the name of the school, grade levels and a phone number?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 21, 2023
Where a judge concludes that an attorney disregarded a court directive and engaged in a deliberate deception, intended to perpetrate a fraud and deceive the parties and/or the court, the judge must report the attorney to the appropriate grievance committee.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 21, 2023
Plaintiffs lawyer Andy Birchfield fired back against Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, calling its motion to disqualify him and his firm, Beasley Allen, from the talc multidistrict litigation the 'latest example in a long line of smear tactics.'
By Alaina Lancaster | December 21, 2023
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By Siddartha Rao and Andrew Ramstad | December 21, 2023
The Southern District of New York issued an unprecedented sanctions order in 'Mata v. Avianca', arising from counsel's citations to fictional cases fabricated by a ChatGPT chatbot. This article discusses (i) the Avianca sanctions order; (ii) the limitations of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for litigation use; (iii) the danger of AI "hallucinations"; and (iv) ethical and practical considerations for attorneys using generative AI tools.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 20, 2023
A magistrates association may send a letter to the District Attorney outlining the association's concerns about the District Attorney's policy concerning appearances and plea bargaining in vehicle and traffic law matters.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2023
Plaintiffs lawyer Andy Birchfield fired back against Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, calling its motion to disqualify him and his firm, Beasley Allen, from the talc multidistrict litigation the 'latest example in a long line of smear tactics.'
By Adolfo Pesquera | December 20, 2023
Had the trial court decided Tran violated the professional ethics rule and sanctions were warranted, "the Mai parties still would not have raised a question of material fact as to whether the settlement agreement remains enforceable," Chief Justice Tracy Christopher wrote.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 19, 2023
May a town justice contact the District Attorney and the town to point out their concerns that the town's code enforcement proceedings do not comply with the law, when no code enforcement cases are before the judge? If the same deficiencies appear the next time a code enforcement action comes before the judge, may the judge dismiss the action without a motion from the defendant?
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