Referred to the bar
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2026-09-03
The court struck Deutsche Bank's appellate brief containing four fake citations generated by AI and referred the matter to disciplinary counsel.
Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. · Loishirl W. Hall · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · DC
“The use of artificial intelligence must be accompanied by the application of actual intelligence in its execution.”
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- Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. involving attorney Loishirl W. Hall and firm McCabe, Weisberg & Conway
- Attorney filed an appellate brief with four nonexistent case citations generated using an AI search tool
- The court struck the appellee's brief and referred the matter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
- D.C. Court of Appeals (Washington, D.C.)
- Google AI search tool was used, and the court ruled that ignorance of generative AI risks is no longer credible