Ninth Circuit Sanctions Attorneys Over AI-Hallucinated Legal Briefs
The Ninth Circuit sanctioned immigration attorneys from Sethi Law Group after they filed briefs containing AI-generated false cases and quotations. The court imposed monetary sanctions, a six-month suspension from Ninth Circuit practice, and referred the matter to the California State Bar. The court also required future filings to disclose AI use and certify that all citations were verified. The case is Lnu v. Blanche.
- Company involved
- Sethi Law Group
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Mississippi Judge Removes All Attorneys Over AI-Hallucinated Citations
In Withers v. City of Aberdeen, a contract dispute, both sides' attorneys submitted briefs containing fabricated case citations generated by AI tools. The court identified six non-existent citations and sanctioned all four attorneys, revoking pro hac vice admissions, imposing fines, and referring them to state bars. The drafting attorneys had used AI research and drafting tools without verifying outputs, while local counsel signed filings without review. The ruling emphasises that attorneys cannot delegate verification duties to AI and that ignorance of AI risks is no defence.
- AI system involved
- First Drafts
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Federal civil rights lawsuit targets Flock and local police - KDVR
Police wrongfully accused a woman of theft based on Flock camera surveillance of her vehicle.
- Company involved
- Columbine Valley Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock
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New Mexico lawyer fined over ChatGPT-generated court filing - UA.NEWS
An attorney filed an appellate document containing fabricated police testimony and nonexistent witnesses, affecting the client's appeal.
- Company involved
- Stephen Aarons (private attorney)
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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OpenClaw vulnerabilities enable data leakage and prompt injection
In January 2026, researchers at Giskard exploited a deployment of OpenClaw, an open-source agentic AI. They found that architectural weaknesses in the Control UI and session management allowed prompt injection and unauthorized tool use, leading to potential data leakage across user sessions. The article outlines hardening steps to prevent such vulnerabilities.
- AI system involved
- OpenClaw
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Herbert Brooks v. Lowes Home Centers LLC (W.D. Louisiana): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; CLE
Generated a legal brief with hallucinated case law, filed in court.
- AI system involved
- Claude
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CommNV vs Uprise (Nevada DC): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Penalty OR Order to volunteer and teach about AI…
The AI system generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company involved
- Christopher Day
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Federal court throws out Flock evidence after weeks of location data were used in traffic stop - KOCO
The system provided 30 days of location data on the driver's vehicle, which led to a traffic stop and search.
- Company involved
- Flock
- AI system involved
- Flock
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New Meta smart glasses class action gives employers a reason to write the policy they've been puttin - hcamag.com
The smart glasses recorded bystanders without their consent and sent the footage to Meta for AI training.
- Company involved
- Meta Platforms
- AI system involved
- Meta AI-enabled Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses
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$30M Equifax hard inquiry dispute class action settlement - Top Class Actions
A class action, settled for $30 million, alleged that Equifax automatically rejected consumers' disputes of hard inquiries on their credit reports, sending a form letter instead of investigating.
- Company involved
- Equifax Information Services LLC
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Illinois appeals court fines lawyer $15,000 for fictitious citations in Scott v. Illinois Human Rights Commission
In Scott v. Illinois Human Rights Commission, an Illinois Appellate Court case, a lawyer's filings contained fictitious legal citations and misquoted statutes. The court fined the lawyer $15,000 and referred the matter to the bar.
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Pearl Gardner v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC (D. Arizona): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral
Pro Se Litigant | D. Arizona | State(s): USA. AI tool: Clearpoint. Problem: Fabricated: Case Law. Consequence: Bar Referral.
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Cybercheck AI tool challenged in Akron homicide cases
Law enforcement in Akron, Ohio, used the AI tool Cybercheck to place two defendants at a murder scene. Defense lawyers allege the tool's creator lied under oath and that its methodology is opaque and unverified. Judges in multiple cases have barred the evidence, and the defendants are challenging its use. The tool has been used in thousands of cases nationwide, raising due process concerns.
- Company involved
- Akron Police Department
- AI system involved
- Cybercheck
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Boulder police chief faces class action over Flock cameras' warrantless surveillance - Courthouse News
The system captured and stored license plate data and vehicle movements of Boulder residents and commuters, making it searchable by law enforcement without a warrant.
- Company involved
- Boulder Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock Safety
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Del Biaggio v. Bansen (CA California (4d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in an appellate brief, affecting the court and the client.
- Company involved
- Carlton Floyd
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New York federal court sanctions lawyer for non-existent quotations after ChatGPT research
In Tiekert v. Village of Mamaroneck in the Southern District of New York, the court found that the plaintiff's lawyer filed briefs containing non-existent quotations and misrepresented authorities. In a filing to the court, the lawyer said ChatGPT had been used to assist with legal research. On September 14, 2026, the court imposed Rule 11 sanctions: $500 payable to the court and two New York continuing legal education credits in ethics on the use of AI.
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Capital Standard, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Association (CA Florida (2d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Adverse Costs…
The AI generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court.
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Jackie L. Miller v. Regions Bank (N.D. Alabama): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, DQ from case and court (6 months);…
Attorney H. Gregory Harp was sanctioned with a public reprimand, disqualification from the case, a six-month court suspension, and a bar referral for filing AI-hallucinated legal citations and deleting evidence.
- Company involved
- Regions Bank
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson (CA Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
The AI-generated fictitious case citations misled the court and caused opposing counsel to incur attorney's fees.
- Company involved
- Jenna Rohr Conley
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Re an Office-Holder; Cork v Smith (Chancery): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Public admonishment; SRA Referral
The AI system generated a non-existent insolvency rule that was submitted to the court, misleading the court.
- Company involved
- Pinsent Masons LLP
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Registered Trustees of the Assemblies of God Gospel Church International (AGGCI) v Registrar of Societies and Others (High Court): AI-hallucinated…
The AI generated non-existent court case citations that were presented to the High Court, misleading the judge and opposing counsel.
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Marion Parnell, Jr. v. Florida Department of Corrections (11th Cir. CA): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Brief partly Struck; Adverse…
The AI generated a court filing containing non-existent legal cases, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Abhishek Kumar (Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Counsel struck off the Register…
AI-generated false legal citations were submitted to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, misleading the tribunal and the regulator.
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Pras Michel seeks new trial over lawyer's use of AI for closing arguments
Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel, a former member of the Fugees, was convicted of criminal conspiracy charges for attempting to influence US presidential administrations. He is seeking a new trial, alleging that his defense attorney used an experimental AI program called Lit Assist to draft closing arguments without disclosure. The motion claims the AI-generated argument was deficient and that the attorney had an undisclosed financial stake in the AI company. The court has scheduled an evidentiary hearing.
- AI system involved
- Lit Assist
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