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The Rules Now Apply to Everyone Horst Legal Counsel | March 2026 If you have been following California’s growing body of appellate authority on AI-generated legal citations, you have watched the courts build a wall, one published opinion at a time. First came the warnings to attorneys. Then came the sanctions. Then, in Torres Campos v. Munoz, the consequences reached …
Court of Appeal Affirms Pet Custody Order, Despite Trial Judge’s Reliance on AI-Hallucinated Case Citations Horst Legal Counsel | March 2026 Reviewing a judicial order that analyzed parties’ respective rights under AI-hallucinated case law cited and “interpreted” extensively by the parties, the Court of Appeal in Torres Campos v. Munoz felt compelled to publish its opinion in order to send …
Just two weeks ago, we posted a summary of what was then the latest in a growing series of appellate cases dealing with AI-hallucinated citations. Already, however, it has lost its novelty. Earlier this week, Shayan v. Shakib became the most recent reminder of California lawyers’ responsibility for the accuracy of the material that they submit to the courts. It …
Schlichter v. Kennedy: California Courts Continue to Make Examples of “ChatGPT Lawyers” Generative AI has become a part of many workflows for a lot of litigators, whether or not they say so out loud. But California’s appellate courts are drawing a very clear line: you can use AI as a tool, but you cannot shift your professional duties onto …