Bloomberg Law has Ninth Circuit Warns of AI Hallucinated Briefs in Sanctions Order
- The country’s largest federal appeals court sanctioned and suspended two attorneys who failed to disclose inaccuracies in their legal briefs came from generative AI hallucinations.
- The order imposes sanctions of $2,500 each against attorneys Mike Sethi and William Rounds of Orange County, Calif., who submitted briefs in an immigration case containing citations to opinions that didn’t exist and fabricated quotes from existing cases.
- The attorneys are also suspended from practicing before the Ninth Circuit for six months and they must send a copy of the order to their clients, opposing counsel, and presiding judge in all of their other cases.
- In February, the Fifth and Tenth circuits imposed similar sanctions against attorneys for using AI tools to draft briefs containing inaccuracies.
And Bloomberg also has Texas Lawyers Miscited Cases in Hair Length Policy, Judges Say -- Indicating that the 5th Circuit may be issuing sanctions.
Bloomberg Law also has California High Court Mulls Bid For More Electronic Recordings
And Bloomberg Law has Revised Amicus Disclosure Rule Advanced by Judicial Committee
- The existing rule requires amicus curiae to disclose whether a person—other than the amicus curiae, its members, or its counsel—contributed money to fund the brief. The amendments approved Wednesday limit the disclosure requirement to pledges over $100.
- Another new provision requires an amicus that has existed for less than 12 months to state the date of its creation. The idea there is to identify organizations formed solely for purposes of influencing the litigation.
- The amendments also require amici to say more about their history, experience, and interest in the case, and how their perspective will help the court.
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