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Tracked Changes, Friday, May 22, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. Alabama federal judge sanctions a solo lawyer who deleted his ChatGPT account after being told to produce it

    Federal judge Harold D. Mooty III sanctioned attorney H. Gregory Harp on May 21 in Miller v. Regions Bank. The order says Harp's brief contained four false quotations and that he deleted his ChatGPT account three days after being ordered to produce his ChatGPT history. The court disqualified him from the case, suspended him from practice in that court for six months and sent the order to the Alabama State Bar.

    Source: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  2. New York federal judge sanctions defense counsel who used a LexisNexis AI tool and filed a hallucinated citation

    Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York issued a sanctions order on May 19 in Chakma v. Sushi Katsuei, a labor law class action. The order says defense counsel acknowledged using LexisNexis's AI tool on several submissions without reviewing the final versions, and that a citation to a "§ 3.01" resulted from AI hallucinations. Counsel must pay $1,710 in fees plus a $1,000 penalty.

    Source: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  3. Litera survey says 85% of law firms feel or expect client pressure on their AI strategy

    Litera's State of Legal AI: Spring 2026 Market Sentiment Report, released May 20, says 85% of law firms are feeling or expecting direct client pressure on their AI strategy. It says 51% had a client directly influence an AI investment decision in the past 12 months. It also says 32% cannot confidently demonstrate AI value to their most important client. Litera sells legal AI software.

    Source: LawSites · Read more: How many lawyers use AI? Legal AI adoption statistics, reconciled

  4. Litify adds AI time capture that drafts billing narratives for attorneys to approve

    Litify announced LitifyAI Time Capture on May 19, a native feature built with its partner Billables AI. It turns attorney activity in tools such as Microsoft 365, Zoom and Adobe into draft time entries with narratives that match client billing requirements. Attorneys approve each entry before it is final. Litify claims firms can recover up to 30% more billable time. Pricing and availability details were not given.

    Source: LawSites · Read more: How to bill for AI-assisted legal work: hourly time, flat fees, tool costs and disclosure