A federal judge just disqualified both parties' lawyers from practicing before the courts for 2 years. They were also each fined about $3,000.
Each side had used "artificial intelligence" to generate their materials and the materials were full of fake cases. Good times.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/judge-rules-both-sides-lawsuit-misused-ai-disqualifies-lawyers-2026-06-09/
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