AI-assisted legal drafting systems
Incidents implicated systems
Incident 18014 Report
Apparently AI-Assisted Conviction Draft Compromised a Defendant's Fair-Trial Rights in Cali, Colombia
2025-09-19
A criminal defendant's lawyers found a draft conviction proposing 18 years in prison in the court file before closing arguments in Cali, Colombia. Colombia's Supreme Court inferred that generative AI helped assess the complainant's testimony. It found that the draft prejudged guilt, granted relief for violations of due process and the right to an impartial trial, and ordered the case reassigned.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Reportedly Filed Emergency Bankruptcy Motion Containing AI-Generated Legal Errors
2026-04-09
Sullivan & Cromwell reportedly filed an emergency motion in the Chapter 15 bankruptcy case of Prince Global Holdings that contained numerous citation and legal inaccuracies. The firm later acknowledged that some errors were AI hallucinations and that its AI-use and citation-review policies had not been followed. After opposing counsel identified the problems, the firm reportedly undertook a formal remedial response.
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State Farm Defense Counsel Acknowledged AI-Assisted Filings in Meni-Siliga v. A's Contractor, Inc. Contained Fabricated Legal Authorities
2026-03-31
In Fa'alagilagi Meni-Siliga v. A's Contractor, Inc., et al., attorneys representing State Farm acknowledged that AI-assisted motions contained fabricated and otherwise inaccurate legal authorities. Attorney Jacquelene Robinson said she used the legal AI tool Irys and failed to verify some citations. Opposing counsel identified the errors, after which the firm apologized and filed corrected versions.
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Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court
2026-09-22
Law firm Shapiro Arato Bach reportedly acknowledged that unchecked use of Harvey, a legal AI platform, produced a fictitious case citation and misattributed quotations in a brief filed in federal court in New York. The court required an explanation and disclosure of the AI tool. The judge declined sanctions, and the firm apologized and said it was adding safeguards.
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Large language model developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 18014 Reports
Apparently AI-Assisted Conviction Draft Compromised a Defendant's Fair-Trial Rights in Cali, Colombia
- Incident 17283 Reports
Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court
Large language models
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 18014 Reports
Apparently AI-Assisted Conviction Draft Compromised a Defendant's Fair-Trial Rights in Cali, Colombia
- Incident 17283 Reports
Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court
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- Incident 17283 Reports
Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court
- Incident 16452 Reports
3M-Retained Expert Reportedly Submitted Largely ChatGPT-Generated Analysis Seeking to Exonerate 3M as Expert Evidence in Explosion Lawsuit
Incidents involved as Deployer
AI-assisted legal drafting system developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 18014 Reports
Apparently AI-Assisted Conviction Draft Compromised a Defendant's Fair-Trial Rights in Cali, Colombia
- Incident 17283 Reports
Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court