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Fined Google Scholar 2025-04-22

Massar Briggs Law filed court documents with hallucinated footnotes; the court declined referral but ordered indemnity costs.

Murray on behalf of the Wamba Wemba Native Title Claim Group v State of Victoria · Massar Briggs Law · Federal Court of Australia · VIC

“Justice Murphy said it was likely that the false document citations came from using generative AI, which had the capacity to "fabricate" or "hallucinate" information.”

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Murray on behalf of the Wamba Wemba Native Title Claim Group v State of Victoria; Massar Briggs Law
Court documents contained multiple hallucinated footnotes and incorrect citations
Court ordered Massar Briggs Law to pay indemnity costs
Federal Court of Australia, Victoria
2025; supervisor failed to review remote work and the court found the citations were hallucinated

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