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Capital Standard, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 2D2024-1392 (Fla. 2d DCA)
·Florida Second District Court of Appeal·US-STATEFine
Florida's Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a foreclosure-related declaratory judgment and, in a separate section citing the Charlotin database, fined appellant's counsel USD 1,500, awarded U.S. Bank its appellate fees, and referred him to The Florida Bar for rampant hallucinated citations that persisted after a show-cause order. Counsel may not bill his client for either amount.
- Court
- Florida Second District Court of Appeal
- Date
- 2026-08-21
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- generative AI (unspecified)
- Conduct
- Attorney Kenneth H. Keefe's amended initial brief contained at least 31 instances of hallucinated or misrepresented authority, including a fake quotation attributed to Hart Properties v. Slack, and the problems continued after a January 2026 show-cause order.
- Outcome
- Fine
- Penalty
- US$1,500
- Regulatory outcome
- The Florida Bar: Court referred counsel to The Florida Bar. No disposition on record. (2026-08-21)
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-03
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Capital Standard, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 2D2024-1392 (Fla. 2d DCA)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/capital-standard-v-us-bank (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.