US District Court, Central District of California
Lacey v. State Farm
Sanctioned · 6 May 2025
SectorLegal
CountryUnited States
Document typeSupplemental brief
ConsequenceSanctioned
What was fabricated
About 9 of 27 citations were wrong and at least 2 cited authorities did not exist; AI generated the first draft.
What happened as a result
Special Master imposed a $31,100 sanction on two firms (Ellis George, K&L Gates) and struck their briefs.
Sources
- https://reason.com/volokh/2025/05/13/ai-hallucination-in-filings-involving-14th-largest-u-s-law-firm-lead-to-31k-in-sanctions/
- https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/law-firms-use-artificial-intelligence-to-earn-very-real-31k-sanction/
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