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Normally, you’d imagine huge megacorporations having a personal army of the best lawyers in the world who can spin anything in their favor. You’d certainly think that would be the case for 3M, the industrial conglomerate that got away with permanently poisoning our planet with “forever chemicals.”

In a decision of first impression in Massachusetts, a judge in the Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court ruled that material generated by an artificial intelligence tool, or “AI output,” is not protected under the work product doctrine unless performed for or at the direction of counsel.

Generative artificial intelligence can be useful in legal matters, but it also raises important questions about confidentiality. On February 17, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed those questions in United States v. Heppner. The decision does not control California courts, but it offers practical guidance for clients…