Generative artificial intelligence has now reached the Eastern District of North Carolina in a published sanctions decision, and the resulting opinion should be required reading for every practicing attorney.
Two opinions issued the same day by Judge Matthew E. Orso of the Western District of North Carolina represent an important development under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). In the first, Judge Orso certified a nationwide class action.
In another reminder that arbitration clauses remain powerful—but not limitless—Chief Judge Martin Reidinger of the Western District of North Carolina largely rejected GoodLeap's attempt to force a consumer into arbitration where the very existence of the contract was hotly disputed.
Professor Steinberg correctly identifies a genuine problem: bankruptcy courts have struggled for years with determining how much factual detail is necessary before a proof of claim should enjoy Rule 3001(f)'s prima facie presumption of validity. His proposed solution is a thoughtful step toward greater national uniformity.
The article, however, is also remarkably Chapter 11-centric.
