Feb 3 (Reuters) – A Kansas federal judge has fined lawyers representing a patent holding company a combined $12,000 for filing documents with non-existent quotations and case citations that were generated by artificial intelligence, in the latest instance of lawyers facing sanctions for submitting “hallucinated” material in court.
U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in Kansas City in a Monday order, opens new tab said that although only one lawyer used AI and included the inaccurate information in court filings, the others who signed the documents were also responsible for failing to vet them. The sanctioned attorneys represent Lexos Media IP in a patent infringement case against internet retailer Overstock.com.
