Apr. 6, 2026
ChatGPT on trial: A landmark test of AI liability in the practice of law
In Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI, Nippon alleges that after settling her claim and dismissing her case with prejudice, Dela Torre turned to ChatGPT, which helped generate filings to reopen the case.
Courtney Curtis-Ives
Founding Partner and Co-Managing Partner
Miller Waxler LLP
Phone: (424) 477-7804
Email: ccurtis@millerwaxler.com
Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA
Imagine your client just settled a contentious disability benefits case. The release is signed, the dismissal is with prejudice and the file is closed. Then, months later, the other side starts flooding the docket with motions, dozens of them, all aimed at undoing what was resolved. Your client spends $300,000 responding to proceedings that should never have happened. According to Nippon, the responsible party is not a lawyer, not a paralegal and not even a self-represented p...
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