AI in Court
Client and Lawyer Both Responsible for Attorney Fees in AI Hallucination Case
From Pauliah v. Univ. of Miss. Medical Center, decided last Tuesday by Judge Carlton Reeves (S.D. Miss.): Courts across the country have dealt with the rising misuse of generative artificial intelligence to prepare court…
Duty to Alert Court to Opponents’ “Fictitious Citation[s]” and “Misrepresentation of Case Law”
From Judge Sharion Aycock (N.D. Miss.) yesterday in Billups v. Louisville Municipal School Dist.: The Court also observes that the Defendant … could have flagged the fictious citation and misrepresentation of case law in a…
Annapolis “Accused of AI Fabrication in Legal Filing,” City Attorney Fired (but Maybe Not Because of That)
From the Capital Gazette (Katharine Wilson): Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann fired City Attorney D. Michael Lyles, effective immediately, as part of his effort to clear the way for a new administration, Littmann said…
Self-Represented Plaintiff Files Lawsuit, Court Spots AI-Hallucinated Citations—in Defense Lawyer’s Filings
From Russell v. Mells, decided yesterday by Florida Court of Appeal (Second District) Chief Judge Matthew Lucas, joined by Judges Robert Morris and Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim: Because case citation appeared to have been…
Judge’s Having Referred Lawyer to State Bar for Alleged AI Hallucinations Doesn’t Require Judge to Recuse
The Plaintiffs, acting through their attorney Loletha Denise Hale ("Attorney Hale"), have filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court's granting of summary judgment to the Defendant on the Plaintiffs'…
Iffy Claim That Arbitrator “Outsourc[ed] His Adjudicative Role to Artificial Intelligence” Dismissed for Procedural Reasons
From the motion to vacate the arbitrator's award in LaPaglia v. Valve Corp. (S.D. Cal.): Arbitrator Saydah's opinion for Mr. LaPaglia's case has telltale signs of AI generation. The facts section cites facts…
Expert Report Admitted Despite AI Hallucinations in Citations
From retired Third Circuit Judge Thomas Vanaskie (who had also served on the Middle District of Pennsylvania), and who was serving as a court-appointed Special Master in In re: Valsartan Losartan, and Irbesartan Products…
“As Colossal a Collection of Excuses and Projection as the Court Has Seen in 25 Years on the Bench,” Says Court About Lawyer’s Response in Fabricated Citation Dispute
From The Doc App, Inc. v. Leafwell, Inc., decided Nov. 26 by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (M.D. Fla.): The Court finds that Mr. Castro violated Rule 11(b) in filing the Motion for TRO and imposes sanctions. His motion…
$2900 in Sanctions for AI Hallucinations in Filings by Self-Represented Litigant
From Monday's decision in Lothamer Tax Resolution, Inc. v. Kimmel, by Chief Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.): This order comes in response to pro se Defendant Paul Kimmel's pattern of submitting misleading filings to…
If You Can Afford ChatGPT, You Can Afford Sanctions for Filing Motions with ChatGPT Hallucinations
From Jarrus v. Governor, decided yesterday by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.): The court is cognizant that imposing a monetary sanction on plaintiffs who qualify for IFP status may be ineffective. However, the court also…
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