the Cuddy Law Firm

The use of generative AI model ChatGPT in the legal field doesn't seem to be going well. Following the controversy over ChatGPT's references to fictional cases, a law firm was recently rebuffed by a judge for using the tool to calculate attorney's fees, arguing that its claim of $600 per hour was "excessive". The Cuddy Law Firm, based in New York City, represented a mother and her special needs child in a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the district court has the discretion to award reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the costs to the prevailing disabled child...