Michael Cohen Used Google Bard to Generate Fake Legal Citations in Court Filing
Michael Cohen, former lawyer to Donald Trump, used Google Bard to find case precedents for a motion to end his court supervision. The AI generated fictitious citations, which his lawyer included without verification. The fake cases were discovered by the judge, who found they did not exist. The incident may undermine Cohen's credibility as a witness in the upcoming Manhattan criminal case against Trump.
- Company involved
- Google
- AI system involved
- Google Bard
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Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT - Reuters
Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT Reuters
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AI detector scores banned as evidence at Yale and Johns Hopkins, vendor conflict exposed - Pasquale Pillitteri
The system flagged student assignments as AI-generated, potentially leading to academic misconduct accusations.
- Company involved
- Yale University and Johns Hopkins University
- AI system involved
- Turnitin AI detector
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Single mom loses six-figure job after alleged background check errors
The background check system flagged discrepancies in employment history, causing the employer to rescind a job offer to Krishan Tucker.
- Company involved
- HireRight
- AI system involved
- HireRight
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One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days - jezebel.com
Arrested Lindsey Isaacs for vehicular homicide based solely on Flock license-plate data.
- Company involved
- Flock
- AI system involved
- Flock
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Attorney Sanctioned $2,500 for AI-Hallucinated Citations in Brief
Heather Hersh, an appellate attorney, used generative AI to draft a reply brief in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case. The brief contained multiple fabricated legal quotations and inaccurate assertions. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that Hersh failed to verify the AI-generated content and was not candid about her use of AI, imposing a $2,500 monetary sanction under FRAP 46(c) and inherent authority. The court emphasised that attorneys must verify AI outputs and remain honest with the court.
- AI system involved
- Casetext / vLex
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Home Office ruined thousands of lives over flawed ETS cheating evidence
A BBC investigation reveals the UK Home Office deported over 2,500 people and forced 7,200 more to leave based on flawed cheating allegations from ETS's Toeic English test. Despite knowing of serious concerns about ETS's conduct and data reliability, the Home Office continued enforcement. Many innocent people faced years of hardship, with some later proving their innocence through test recordings.
- Company involved
- Home Office
- AI system involved
- Toeic
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New York lawyer faces discipline for citing ChatGPT-fabricated case in appeal
New York attorney Jae Lee cited a fabricated case in an appeal to revive a client's medical malpractice lawsuit against a Queens doctor. The case was suggested by ChatGPT and did not exist. The court dismissed the case and referred Lee to the grievance panel for further investigation. Lee stated there was no bad faith, but the court found her conduct fell below basic obligations of counsel.
- Company involved
- JSL Law Offices
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Hassan v ABC International Bank (Employment Tribunals): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs Order
The AI generated fabricated legal citations that the claimant submitted to the tribunal, resulting in a costs order against the claimant.
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The Father v The Mother (High Court): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs awarded against the Father (partly for relying…
The father's court filing contained AI-generated fake case citations, leading to a costs order against him.
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Myeesha Parker v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (W.D. Washington): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral
The lawyer submitted AI-generated court documents containing false citations and quotes, harming his client's discrimination case.
- AI system involved
- Callidus AI
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Mag 7 Ltd. et al. v. Tederi et al. (District Court, Tel Aviv-Yafo): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction;…
The AI generated fabricated case law that was submitted to the court, affecting the legal proceedings.
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UNC Professor Scraped Trans People's Videos for Facial Recognition Dataset
Karl Ricanek, a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, scraped YouTube videos of 38 trans people documenting their hormone therapies to build the HRT Transgender Dataset. The dataset, created without ethical approval, was shared with other researchers and remained publicly accessible via Dropbox until April 2021. The subjects were not properly consented, and many videos had been deleted from YouTube by their posters. The incident raises privacy concerns about the use of biometric data from vulnerable communities.
- Company involved
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- AI system involved
- HRT Transgender Dataset
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Benjamin v. Costco Wholesale Corp (E.D. New York): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary sanction; public reprimand; order to serve…
The AI generated fake case citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
- Company involved
- Hovsepyan Law Group, PC
- AI system involved
- ChatOn
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Bottrill v Graham & Anor (No 2) (District Court of New South Wales): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, The second…
The AI generated fabricated case law in the second defendant's court submissions.
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Hanlon v. Parkersburg City (CC West Virginia): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Request for injunctive relief dismissed
Generated fabricated case law in a legal complaint, causing the court to deny an emergency injunction against the City of Parkersburg.
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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.
- Company involved
- John A. Pelishek
- AI system involved
- Westlaw Quick Check and AI Case Search Tool
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Gittemeier v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company (E.D. Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs Order + Fine; One Attorney…
The AI system generated fictitious legal citations in a summary judgment motion, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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The People v. Raziel Ruiz Alvarez (CA California): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Published order; monetary sanction payable by Counsel…
The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the defendant's legal representation and the court's resources.
- Company involved
- Attorney Siddell
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State v. Garrett (CC Wisconsin): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Case dismissed without prejudice
AI-generated court filing contained fabricated case law, affecting the defendant.
- Company involved
- Prosecutor's Office, CC Wisconsin
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Landberg v City of New York (CA NY (2d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction
AI-generated fake legal citations were included in a court filing, resulting in monetary sanctions against the attorney and his law firm.
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Erin Booker v. The Kroger Co. (N.D. Georgia): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanctions; CLE
The court imposed monetary sanctions and continuing legal education requirements on plaintiff's counsel for using AI-generated fake legal authorities in a court filing.
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Barteca Holdings v. Tacobarn (D. Connecticut): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
The attorney filed a court document containing AI-hallucinated legal authorities, misleading the court and opposing party.
- Company involved
- Hilary Miller
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Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. (2) (W.D. Washington): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Expert Brief excluded/struck
The AI-generated hallucinated citations in an expert report led to the exclusion of the expert and dismissal of the plaintiff's case.
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