Enter only the damages figures the file prints
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Make one column for loss of reputation, shame, mortification, and hurt feelings, and one column for loss to property, business, trade, profession, or occupation. Enter a number only when a loaded document prints it, with the page. Invent no figure.
- What the lawyer must review
- You decide which column a printed figure belongs in, and whether it is damages at all. Civil Code § 48a(d)(1) defines general damages as damages for loss of reputation, shame, mortification, and hurt feelings. Section 48a(d)(2) defines special damages as all damages the plaintiff alleges and proves in respect to property, business, trade, profession, or occupation, including money expended as a result of the alleged libel, and no other. Section 48a(a) applies in an action for libel in a daily or weekly news publication, or slander by radio broadcast. You decide whether this publication is within § 48a(d)(5). New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), states no dollar amount. Do not supply a comparable figure the file does not print.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.