Bankruptcy Judge Imposes $5,500 Sanction For Fake AI Cites

( July 22, 2025, 10:25 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal bankruptcy judge in Illinois imposed a $5,500 sanction jointly and severally on an attorney and his firm for the use of artificial intelligence that led to a filing with fake citations, saying any attorney that is not aware of the dangers of using the technology at this point is “living in a cloud” and warning that future punishment will not be so light....