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ChatGPT 151 Claude 9 CoCounsel 8 Copilot 8 Gemini 8 Lexis+ AI 6 AI-assisted legal software 4 Westlaw Precision 4 ChatGPT-4o 2 ChatOn 2 Eve 2 Google AI 2 LEAP 2 Perplexity AI 2 AI Overviews 1 Archie 1 Centient AI 1 ChatGPT-4 1 CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, Google Gem 1 Descrybe.ai 1 First Drafts 1 GPT-3.5 1 Ghostwriter Legal 1 Google Scholar 1 Grammarly 1 Grok 1 Irys 1 Legal Genius 1 LegalAI 1 MX2.law 1 OpenCase 1 Strongsuit 1 vLex Fastcase 1

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Fined $500 Descrybe.ai 2025-11-17

Attorney Stich was ordered to pay a $500 monetary sanction for submitting three hallucinated case citations against a pro se opponent.

Cojom v. Roblen LLC · David P. Stich · U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut · CT

“The court understands that, in issuing this order, it does so in a proverbial new frontier as society begins to grapple with both the power and potential danger of this technology,” Hall wrote at the time.”

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Cojom v. Roblen involved attorney Stich.
Attorney Stich submitted 3 hallucinated case citations against a pro se opponent.
The court imposed a $500 monetary sanction on the lawyer.
Decided in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Issued November 17, 2025; court noted AI imperils judicial integrity.

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