WF-PWRNUQ
The People v. Raziel Ruiz Alvarez (CA California): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Published order; monetary sanction payable by Counsel (who withdrew);
The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the defendant's legal representation and the court's resources.
- Date it happened
- 2025-10-02
- Organisation involved
- Attorney Siddell
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