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Tracked Changes, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. Federal judge takes no further action after a lawyer donated his fee and took AI ethics training over fake citations

    In an October 9 order in Glenn v. Absolute Resolutions Investments, the Middle District of Florida found a memorandum held a nonexistent case and a quotation a real case did not contain. Counsel said he failed to review AI-assisted research while rushing a deadline. Before the hearing he had told his client and opposing counsel, given his whole fee of about $10,000 to Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and taken 7.5 hours of AI ethics CLE.

    Source: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (via the AI Hallucination Cases database) · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  2. ILS launches Advocate, flat monthly e-discovery for plaintiff firms at $800 per matter

    ILS announced Advocate on October 13, a discovery program for plaintiff firms handling single-plaintiff catastrophic injury and similar matters. It costs $800 per matter per month with a three-matter minimum, so at least $2,400 a month per firm. The company says that covers hosting up to 50 GB per matter, processing, consulting, remote collections and Reveal Ask AI within usage limits. Managed review and on-site forensics cost extra.

    Source: ILS (press release via LawSites)

  3. Legora and Laurel partner to turn work done in Legora into draft time entries

    Legora and Laurel, an AI timekeeping platform, announced on October 13 that Laurel will turn tasks lawyers complete in Legora into time entries with client, matter and a description ready for review. Firms using both platforms will get availability details as the rollout begins. In a second phase, the companies say they will share data to develop measures of Legora's use and value to law firms.

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

  4. Steno opens a beta of Litigation Genius, an AI workspace for a case's full file

    Steno, a court reporting and litigation technology company, opened a beta of Litigation Genius on October 13. The company says it answers questions across transcripts, pleadings, medical records and discovery responses with citations to file and page, and builds a case timeline. Steno clients can use it now from their existing dashboard. Steno says it has zero data retention agreements with its AI model providers. Pricing was not announced.

    Source: Steno (press release via LawSites)