Law firm Gordon Rees escapes sanctions over AI errors in bankruptcy case

Reckless use of generative AI in legal proceedings has resulted in the personal reprimand of attorney Cassie Preston of the Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani law firm by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by Jackson Hospital & Clinic in Alabama, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Christopher Hawkins, decided not to impose formal sanctions on Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, even after the firm submitted court filings containing AI-generated legal citations that turned out to be made up. Courts are treating fabricated AI-generated citations as serious ethical and procedural violations worthy of sanction. Judge reprimands lawyer over careless AI use In his ruling, Judge Hawkins said that Gordon Rees avoided reprimand because the firm had “taken reasonable steps” to address the risks associated with using generative AI for legal work. The firm had already reimbursed the opposing parties with more than $55,000 in attorneys’ fees relating to the faulty...

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