US District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Johnson v. Dunn (Butler Snow LLP)
Sanctioned · 23 July 2025
SectorLegal
CountryUnited States
Document typeMotions
ConsequenceSanctioned
What was fabricated
Motions contained false case citations the attorneys confirmed were ChatGPT hallucinations.
What happened as a result
Three Butler Snow attorneys publicly reprimanded, disqualified from the case, and referred to the Alabama State Bar.
Sources
- https://www.courthousenews.com/johnson-vs-dunn-attorney-sanctions-order/
- https://reason.com/volokh/2025/05/21/ai-hallucinated-citation-case-involving-prominent-alabama-firm-with-over-350-lawyers-nationwide/
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