Another Pennsylvania attorney has been sanction for submitting filings in federal court containing AI hallucinations.
In the case of Twigg v. BSN Sports, Inc., No. 4:23-CV-00067-MWB (M.D. Pa. June 18, 2026 Brann, C.J.), Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann sanctioned an attorney by fining him $1,500 and suspending him from practicing in the Middle District Federal Court for six months due to the submission of filings by the attorney containing AI-generated hallucinated citations.
The Court found that the attorney had violated Rule 11 by submitting fabricated and inaccurate case citations. In his Opinion, Judge Brann also expressed his displeasure with the attorney attempting to shift the blame relative to his responsibility for submitting the erroneous citations contained in the brief that was filed with the Court.
Anyone wishing to review Judge Brann's May 21, 2026 decision in this case may click this LINK. The portion of the Opinion covering the AI issues is near the end of the Opinion.
The Court's June 18, 2026 Order entering sanctions can be viewed at this LINK.
Source: Article - "Fed. Court Suspends Pa. Attorney for AI-Hallucinated Citations," by Riley Brennan of The Legal Intelligencer (June 22, 2026).
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