AI research tools
Incidents implicated systems
Incident 15331 Rapport
Four Lawyers Reportedly Sanctioned After Purportedly AI-Related Hallucinated Citations Appeared in Withers v. City of Aberdeen
2025-11-05
In Withers v. City of Aberdeen, a federal judge in Mississippi reportedly sanctioned four lawyers after filings from both sides contained purportedly hallucinated legal citations linked to unverified AI use. The court said Kathleen Wilson used First Drafts to draft a filing and Kathryn Williams used an AI legal-research tool; all four attorneys were removed from the case and fined.
PlusIncident 15631 Rapport
KPMG Report Allegedly Included Hallucinated Citations and Inaccurate Agentic AI Case Studies
2025-10-28
In October 2025, KPMG published "Total Experience: Redefining Excellence in the Age of Agentic AI." GPTZero later reported that only five of 45 citations accurately matched their sources, while others contained flawed details. The pattern reportedly suggested an unverified LLM research tool, but the system and extent of AI involvement remain unconfirmed.
PlusIncident 15731 Rapport
National Company Law Tribunal Reportedly Relied on AI-Hallucinated Precedents in Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd
2024-08-28
In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., India's National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) reportedly admitted insolvency proceedings against Essel Infraprojects after relying on six purported precedents later found to be fabricated or materially inaccurate. The appellate tribunal upheld the ruling, but the Supreme Court later invalidated both decisions and sent the insolvency petition back to the NCLT for a new ruling.
PlusIncident 15761 Rapport
Lawyers in Lexos Media IP LLC v. Overstock.com Inc. Sanctioned Over Court-Identified AI-Generated Citations
2025-07-07
In Lexos Media IP LLC v. Overstock.com Inc., a Kansas federal judge sanctioned five lawyers after finding that filings included AI-generated defective legal authority that had not been verified before submission. The lawyers were fined $12,000 combined.
Plus