Trial Court Decides Case Based On AI-Hallucinated Caselaw
▻https://abovethelaw.com/2025/07/trial-court-decides-case-based-on-ai-hallucinated-caselaw
It finally happened with a trial judge issuing an order based off fake cases (flagged by Rob Freund (Opens in a new window)). While the appellate court put a stop to the matter, the fact that it got this far should terrify everyone.
Shahid v. Esaam (Opens in a new window), out of the Georgia Court of Appeals, involved a final judgment and decree of divorce served by publication. When the wife objected to the judgment based on improper service, the husband’s brief included two fake cases. The trial judge accepted the husband’s argument, issuing an order based in part on the fake cases. On appeal, the husband did not respond to the fake case claim, but….
[…] They cited MORE fake cases to defend their first set of fake cases. Epic. A perpetual motion machine of bullshit, if you will.