The National Law Journal Features Sam Mitchell on First Agentic AI Appellate Ruling

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The National Law Journal

Partner Sam Mitchell was quoted in the National Law Journal on what appears to be the first federal appellate ruling involving an AI agent — a Ninth Circuit decision overturning a lower court order that had blocked Perplexity's AI shopping assistant from operating on Amazon's platform.

Sam's take cuts to the practical significance: the court's analysis turned on how the tool was built, not just how it was used. As he put it, design choices are now liability choices, and the architecture of an AI agent can be significant in litigation. He also noted that platforms seeking injunctive relief will need more than hypothetical harm — incident logs, quantified costs, and measurable customer loss.

Read more (subscription may be required): https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/08/10/good-blueprint-1st-agentic-ai-appellate-ruling-gives-companies-roadmap/

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