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Texas lotttery legal dispute
When it comes to playing the lottery, the odds are definitely against you. But imagine winning more than $80 million and having to go to court to collect the money.
That’s exactly what happened to a woman who won the Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, 2025.
According to a May 29 story on FindLaw written by Kit Yona and re ... (full story)
Can earbud maker be liable for hearing loss?
Earbuds have become a part of everyday life for many people in the U.S. and around the world.
But what happens when the earbuds deliver a very loud noise that the user isn’t expecting and the person’s hearing is allegedly harmed? Can the user or the user’s parents then hold the company that makes the earbuds l ... (full story)
Next steps in AI and digital manipulation: Fake evidence
Yep. The era of fake case evidence is (or may be) upon us. The elder legal generation may consider this a good time to think about retirement. The rest of the profession is going to have to start dealing with this.
Faking evidence probably has happened in cases here and there. But it was hard to do, a fact that is called the &ld ... (full story)
ChatGPT said a guy killed his children, sparking a GDPR privacy complaint
Nice to see ChatGPT hallucinating its way across Europe.
ChatGPT in Europe comes with a teeny, tiny disclaimer stating that it can sometimes be wrong.
That may not be good enough if the chatbot comes up with a search result that says a Norwegian man killed his children.
Inputting the man’s name into ChatGPT got a ... (full story)
Former Eaton developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination
A former Eaton Corp. dev was found guilty in a Cleveland federal court of messing with a protected Eaton computer by creating a “kill switch” that was automatically activated when he was let go by the company.
Normally, it isn’t a federal offense to damage some company’s computer system. However, under 1 ... (full story)