We have written before about suing ChatGPT and OpenAI for wrongful death. Now word comes that they are facing their 8th wrongful death lawsuit over how the product can allegedly encourage harmful behavior. The most recent lawsuit involves a murder/suicide where a man killed his 83 year old mother before killing himself. The man was […]
I was contacted recently by someone who wanted to sue the gossip app, The Tea. Basically it is an app for women to alert other women to bad dating experiences they have had with men. It is theoretically a way to protect yourself from a creepy guy. It also is ripe for someone to defame […]
A recent caller to our office told us that she has a tough situation and felt that any old attorney wouldn’t do. She told us: “I want a bulldog Chicago lawyer.” That’s something we hear a lot. Sometimes it’s a “pitbull,” but whatever it is, they mean they want a take no prisoners, aggressive attorney. […]
We get 3-5 calls or emails a week from people who want to sue their lawyer for malpractice. To do so you have to show that your lawyer was negligent in a way that caused irreparable harm. That means a harm that can’t be fixed. The most common example is when a lawyer fails to […]
Newspapers have gotten more and more unreliable. There are a ton of AI generated stories. Many of the ones written by humans are generic and appear in multiple publications. Even when there is a thoughtful story, writers don’t always break down basic facts in way that makes sense. The biggest example of that in the […]
A common statement we get from people looking to hire an attorney is something along the lines of: “I want a lawyer who isn’t afraid to take on State Farm.” Somehow there’s a perception that attorneys are, or should be, afraid of big companies. The honest answer is that the opposite is the truth. We […]
Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax. Most adult Americans know that they are credit reporting agencies and can affect you in a good or bad way. Credit scores and credit checks are part of life. But what happens when one of those three agencies lists you as “deceased.” Wait a minute, I’m not dead! It might seem […]