Sanctions on Lawyers for Filing Motion Containing AI-Hallucinated Cases

When done right, AI can be incredibly beneficial for attorneys and the public.

Legal advocates will likely be able to furnish on-point research and draft motions.

A hallucination occurs when an AI database generates fake sources of information.

Judge Kelly Rankin's Order on Sanctions and Other Disciplinary Action filed yesterday in Wadsworth v. Walmart Inc. (D. Wyo.).

The court sanctioned the author of the motion ( Ayala ) $ 3000 , and the other lawyers who signed it ( Morgan and Goody ) $ 1000 each.

It also withdrew Ayala 's permission to participate in the case pro hac vice (i.e., as a lawyer who is not a member of the court's bar).