WF-FLO12O
Pelishek v. City of Sheboygan (E.D. Wisconsin): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI system generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Date it happened
- 2025-07-28
- Organisation involved
- John A. Pelishek
- Product, system or model
- Westlaw Quick Check and AI Case Search Tool
Where this came from
Attribution
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