Artificial Intelligence

A Florida court issued an order to show cause why an attorney should not be sanctioned for filing “a certiorari petition in this case that is riddled with false citations and arguments, including an unsupported allegation that this Court has ‘repeatedly entertained, and granted, certiorari review of orders vacating clerk’s defaults.” The […]

In a recent decision, a court wrote:  “Watson also has filed a motion to vacate the judgment for fraud upon the court, in which he contends that the District Court’s opinion is tainted by artificial intelligence and is ‘technically nonexistent.’”  Watson v. Reese, 2026 WL 1818662, at  n. 1 (3rd Cir. Jun. […]

No.  Withers v. City of Aberdeen, 2026 WL 1653484 (N.D. Miss. Jun. 8, 2026). In Withers, “the Court entered an Order to Show Cause … directing all counsel of record in this case to show cause as to why the Court should not impose sanctions against them pursuant to Rule 11 of […]

In an earlier blog, I wrote that an example of an ineffective use of artificial intelligence was provided in Camarillo Hospitality LLC v. G6 Hospitality LLC, 2026 WL 1113871 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2026)(“Camarillo I”). See Otter.ai “Transcript” Was Excluded From Consideration (Apr. 25, 2026). The court refused to consider a transcript […]

In a fictitious quotations case, sometimes called “hallucinations,” an appellate court referred to attorneys’ advertisements: These mistakes and fictitious quotations bear the hallmarks of the misuse of generative artificial intelligence…. The website of XXXX Law Firm, P.C., where [plaintiff’s] attorneys both practice, boasts of the firm’s extensive incorporation of artificial intelligence into […]

Marris Hoffee and Michael D. Berman Do lawyers have an obligation not only to verify their own citations, but also to catch their opponents “hallucinated” authorities? A recent Seventh Circuit decision suggests that the answer may be edging toward yes. Cut and paste briefing has always carried risks, but Dec v. Mullin, […]

“The topical worry that artificial intelligence will lure attorneys with the false siren song of easy shortcuts to legal authority is part of a much larger concern that attorneys will fail to cite their sources properly and—either intentionally or unintentionally—mislead the Court.”  Quandel Constr. Grp., Inc. v. Hunt Constr. Grp., Inc., 2026 […]

An Illinois court held that a child’s best interest is always paramount in a termination of parental rights case and takes precedence over a sanction for reliance on hallucinated cases.  Prior Maryland precedent recognizes that parental rights “sink to insignificance” before a child’s best interests.  Child’s Best Interest Trumps Sanction for Possibly […]

A child’s best interest is always paramount in a termination of parental rights case.  In In re A.R. and N.R., Minors v. Sarah B., 2026 Ill. App.  (2d) 250299-U (Appl. Ct. Ill. 2nd Dist. Mar. 10, 2026), the court wrote: Further, respondent cites a case, In re K.B., 2019 IL App (3d) […]

A recent decision begins as follows: Joan Pablo Torres Campos (Torres) appeals from a family court order denying his request for shared custody and visitation of a dog. He contends the court committed error by citing and relying on fictitious case authorities in its order. We agree the court so erred, but […]