California Federal Judge Sanctions Lawyer For AI-Faked Cites In Disability Case

( July 3, 2025, 10:13 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California federal judge imposed sanctions including a $500 payment on a plaintiff’s attorney who told the court that he “failed to scrutinize and oversee the preparation of” memoranda “filed with erroneous case citations that were invented by AI”; the breach of contract suit over termination of total disability benefits is headed toward a jury trial after the judge last month granted summary judgment for the insurer on a bad faith claim....