Solo's Errant Spell-Check Causes 'Sea Sponge' Invasion

Spellcheck can be a marvelous tool, but one attorney learned to be cautious about accepting suggested changes when his program changed "sua sponte" to "sea sponge" in his brief -- a substitution he didn't notice until the brief had been filed and his client asked what the heck was going on. Law.com - Solo's Errant Spell-Check Causes 'Sea Sponge' Invasion The attorney is getting some ribbing, but who among us hasn't been tripped up by something equally silly at least once?

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