Florida’s 6th District Court of Appeal dismissed a certiorari petition and issued a show cause order against attorney Karin Gerardin after her AI-assisted filing cited non-existent cases and misrepresented actual holdings. The court warned it will refer attorneys to The Florida Bar for AI-related mi
A Toronto family lawyer filed a factum containing AI-generated fake case citations in an Ontario Superior Court family law motion. The court issued a show cause order for contempt — the first in Ontario history over AI hallucinations — then dismissed it after the lawyer apologised and pledged CPD training, while ordering the client not be billed for the worthless research.
A USA court addressed the use of AI tool in legal proceedings in Clinco v. Commissionner, examining whether AI-generated content in court submissions met professional standards. The decision adds to the growing body of case law holding lawyers accountable for unverified AI-generated citations and arguments.
A USA court addressed the use of AI tool in legal proceedings in Jackson v. Bok, examining whether AI-generated content in court submissions met professional standards. The decision adds to the growing body of case law holding lawyers accountable for unverified AI-generated citations and arguments.
A USA court addressed the use of AI tool in legal proceedings in Palsen v. Chevrolet, examining whether AI-generated content in court submissions met professional standards. The decision adds to the growing body of case law holding lawyers accountable for unverified AI-generated citations and arguments.
A USA court addressed the use of AI tool in legal proceedings in Wells Fargo v. Dean, examining whether AI-generated content in court submissions met professional standards. The decision adds to the growing body of case law holding lawyers accountable for unverified AI-generated citations and arguments.
A Massachusetts federal court referred attorney Roger Peace to the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers after he submitted AI-generated citations to nonexistent authority and gave an evasive response to the court’s show-cause order. The referral — rather than a direct sanction — represents a new mechanism for AI citation accountability.
The British Columbia Supreme Court addressed AI hallucinations by self-represented plaintiffs in costs submissions following a successful civil judgment. The plaintiffs cited non-existent cases in their costs arguments, leading Justice Blok to address the AI-generated fabrications in a published costs judgment — one of the first Canadian provincial court decisions to do so.
A New York federal judge sanctioned attorneys from Mata v. Avianca after they cited six entirely fictitious ChatGPT-generated cases in a court filing — and then doubled down when challenged. The 2023 ruling by Judge Castel is the defining global precedent on AI hallucinations in legal practice, imposing financial penalties and requiring corrective filings from all counsel involved.
Pro se plaintiffs in Maryland filed 7 motions in 3 weeks and 40 pages in a single day — a volume the court identified as likely AI-generated — while also citing a nonexistent case. The court imposed a 4-page filing limit and threatened a filing injunction.