Court Sanctions
Cases with a documented consequence of Court Sanctions - 3 documented cases in the AI Failure Cases repository.
Columbia & Barnard Student Lawsuit - AI Case Law Fabrication
During a lawsuit challenging the disciplinary suspensions of student protesters at Columbia and Barnard, petitioners' legal counsel submitted a briefing containing entirely fabricated legal citations. Opposing counsel f…
Air Canada - Bereavement Policy Chatbot Hallucination
A passenger used Air Canada's website AI chatbot to inquire about bereavement fares after his grandmother's passing. The chatbot hallucinated a non-existent policy, telling the passenger he could apply for a retroactive…
Mata v. Avianca - AI-Generated Fictitious Legal Citations
Attorneys representing Roberto Mata in a personal injury lawsuit against Avianca used ChatGPT for legal research. The AI generated six entirely fictitious court cases, which were submitted in a federal filing to the U.S…