US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Mid Central Operating Engineers Health & Welfare Fund v. HoosierVac LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00326-JPH-MJD (S.D. Ind.)
Sanctioned · 28 May 2025
SectorLegal
CountryUnited States
Document typeThree ERISA briefs
ConsequenceSanctioned
What was fabricated
Fake AI-generated citations across three separate briefs.
What happened as a result
On 28 May 2025 the district court adopted in part the magistrate judge's recommendation of a $15,000 sanction and personally sanctioned the attorney $6,000 for filing briefs with AI-fabricated citations on three occasions.
Sources
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-insd-2_24-cv-00326/pdf/USCOURTS-insd-2_24-cv-00326-5.pdf
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-insd-2_24-cv-00326/pdf/USCOURTS-insd-2_24-cv-00326-3.pdf
- https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/federal-magistrate-in-indy-calls-for-discipline-against-attorney-who-used-false-ai-citations
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