Following actions by two jurisdictions in South Florida, the 4th District Court of Appeal in Florida issued an opinion March 25 related to the use of artificial intelligence in preparing documents to be filed with a court.
The case is Elilton Alves Gouveia, appellant representing himself, v. Meridian Financial Investments LLC, a case that originated in the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County.
Meridian appealed the trial court order enforcing a settlement agreement. The appellate court disagreed and affirmed the lower court’s action. However, the court called attention to the defendant’s apparent use of artificial intelligence in his briefing to the court…