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Tracked Changes, Friday, June 12, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. Mississippi federal judge removes all four lawyers from a case after both sides filed unverifiable citations

    On June 8, Senior U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock of the Northern District of Mississippi removed the lawyers for both sides of a breach of contract suit against the City of Aberdeen after the court could not locate authorities cited in their briefs. The two out-of-state lawyers lost their pro hac vice status, were barred from the district for two years, and were fined $3,500 and $2,500. Each local counsel was fined $1,000.

    Source: ABA Journal · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  2. Billables AI raises $10.2 million for automatic time capture aimed at midsize law firms

    Billables AI announced a Series A of about $10.2 million on June 9, led by Avenue Growth Partners with Wing VC, SignalFire and Alumni Ventures. The company says its platform connects through APIs to tools such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Zoom instead of using screen monitoring, and integrates with Clio, MyCase and other practice management systems. It says it serves hundreds of law firms, mostly midmarket practices. No pricing was announced.

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

  3. Smokeball's free trust accounting offer now covers members of 28 state bars, more than 900,000 lawyers

    As of June 10, Smokeball says its free trust accounting program now reaches more than 900,000 U.S. lawyers through 28 state bar associations, most recently The Florida Bar and the North Carolina State Bar. Members get free, unlimited use of Smokeball Bill, its standalone billing and trust accounting tool, without buying the full platform. The company says 60 to 70 percent of members who signed up were not using any trust accounting technology before.

    Source: LawSites

  4. Eve launches EveOS for plaintiff firms, with agents that make client calls and act on nightly case reviews

    Eve, which sells AI tools to plaintiff firms, announced EveOS on June 11. It adds a case data layer called Atlas, a reporting tool called Analyst, agents that place outbound calls for client follow-ups and medical records requests, and a case law research tool. Atlas and Analyst are in customer beta, and the rest is live. Eve says more than 1,400 plaintiff firms use its platform. Pricing was not disclosed.

    Source: LawSites