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Fifth Circuit Gives “What Not to Do” Guidance for the Lawyer Who Learns Too Late That Their Brief Was Filed in Court with AI Hallucinations

In Fletcher v. Experian Inform. Solutions, Inc., No. 25-20086 (5th Cir. Feb. 18, 2026), the Fifth Circuit enters a $2,500 sanction against a lawyer who filed a brief with “quotations, citations, and assertions that were not supported by the underlying case law” and were, to all appearances, AI-generated. The opinion drops some hints about whatContinue reading “Fifth Circuit Gives “What Not to Do” Guidance for the Lawyer Who Learns Too Late That Their Brief Was Filed in Court with AI Hallucinations”

Seventh Circuit Lets Pro Se Litigant Off with a Warning About AI Hallucinations in His Brief

In Jones v Kankakee Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, No 25-1251 (7th Cir. Jan. 21, 2026), the Seventh Circuit issues a timely reminder that, however useful generative AI may be, it is still not an automatic brief-writing machine. “Jones filed a sprawling lawsuit in November 2023, invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleging that several municipal andContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Lets Pro Se Litigant Off with a Warning About AI Hallucinations in His Brief”