Fined
$15K
ChatGPT
2023-01-01
Two lawyers filed a brief with fake cases after one used ChatGPT; the court imposed a $5,000 fine on each lawyer and the firm.
2023 case in the US district court for the southern district of New York · US District Court for the Southern District of New York · NY
“The summaries of the decisions cited in the brief showed “stylistic and reasoning flaws that do not generally appear in decisions issued by United States Courts of Appeals.””
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- Two lawyers and their law firm were sanctioned in the US.
- They filed a brief citing non-existent cases and could not produce them.
- The court imposed a $5,000 fine on each lawyer and the firm, totaling $15,000.
- US court; federal jurisdiction implied by the cited courts of appeals.
- In 2023; one lawyer had asked ChatGPT to provide supporting evidence.