AI-generated court filing had name, bar number of lawyer who had nothing to do with case, complaint says
Florida foreclosure lawyer Matthew Weidner has said his name and his bar number were used in a court filing generated by artificial intelligence. And he had nothing to do with the case. (Image from Shutterstock)
A Florida foreclosure lawyer has said his name and his bar number were used in a court filing generated by artificial intelligence. And he had nothing to do with the case.
Lawyer Matthew Weidner told Florida Bar News that he learned of the problem after he was contacted by another lawyer about the filing.
Weidner has filed an authorized practice of law complaint against the litigation services company that filed the document, which used a court filing that he had posted online in an unrelated case.
“Somewhere in the back of my brain, I read my brilliant writing and I say, ‘Wow, whoever drafted that motion was really on their toes,’” joked Weidner, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The litigation services company generated the document for a defendant fighting eviction. The plaintiffs in the case are seeking sanctions for the botched filing.
In response to the sanctions motion, the defendant said there was no intent to misappropriate Weidner’s name and bar number. After the company downloaded the document, “Mr. Weidner’s name and signature line were not properly edited,” the defendant asserted.
Above the Law covered the error last month.
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AI-generated court filing had name, bar number of lawyer who had nothing to do with case, complaint says
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