Torts

  • FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250M Over ‘Erratic Behavior’ Story

    FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, seeking $250 million in damages over an article alleging excessive drinking and unexplained absences that the complaint calls a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece.” The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia,…

  • Insurer Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Posed as Lawyer, Fueling Frivolous Litigation

    In a novel legal challenge targeting artificial intelligence, Nippon Life Insurance Company has filed suit against OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot effectively practiced law without a license, misled an Illinois woman into abandoning her attorney, and generated fabricated case law that prolonged baseless litigation. The dispute stems from a 2019 workplace injury claim by…