'Worst Example of Misconduct': Court Affirms Sanctions for Erroneous AI Cites
A state appellate panel upheld $6,000 in sanctions against a Southern California law firm’s attorneys for submitting a brief marred by generative AI mistakes in what a trial judge called “the worst example of misconduct by a lawyer that I think I’ve ever seen since I’ve been on the bench.”
A state appellate panel has upheld $6,000 in sanctions against a Southern California law firm’s attorneys for submitting a brief marred by generative artificial intelligence mistakes in what a trial judge called “the worst example of misconduct by a lawyer that I think I’ve ever seen since I’ve been on the bench.”