WF-S0D5SH
Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (D.C. Court of Appeals): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Brief Stricken; Bar Referral
The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in an appellate brief, misleading the court and the opposing party.
- Date it happened
- 2026-09-03
- Product, system or model
- Google AI
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