Sullivan & Cromwell Reportedly Filed Emergency Bankruptcy Motion Containing AI-Generated Legal Errors
Sullivan & Cromwell reportedly filed an emergency motion in the Chapter 15 bankruptcy case of Prince Global Holdings that contained numerous citation and legal inaccuracies. The firm later acknowledged that some errors were AI hallucinations and that its AI-use and citation-review policies had not been followed. After opposing counsel identified the problems, the firm reportedly undertook a formal remedial response.
- Date it happened
- 2026-04-09
- Organisation involved
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Andrew G. Dietderich, Law firms, Lawyers
- Product, system or model
- Sullivan & Cromwell AI-assisted legal drafting workflow, AI-assisted legal drafting systems, Generative AI systems
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