A Texas attorney faces sanctions for using case cites that refer to nonexistent cases and quotations also made up by generative AI.
Local court rules “explicitly caution attorneys that generative artificial intelligence tools may produce factual and legal inaccuracies” and obligate them to verify the information they submit to court, said Judge Marcia A. Crone of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a Monday opinion.
Crone ordered Beaumont, Texas, lawyer Brandon Monk to pay a $2,000 penalty to the registry of the court and required that he complete a continuing legal education course on the ...
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