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Citing fake cases in your court filing can be costly.

In this instance of citing cases that don’t exist, two lawyers were instructed to explain how it happened and specifically explain to the court “whether they used generative AI to write the briefs.”

They claimed that the court order was “void on its face.” Now they’re on the hook for $15k each to start, plus a long list of costs and fees that will certainly add up.

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