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Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., No. 24-CV-1099 (D.C. Ct. App.)
·District of Columbia Court of Appeals·US-STATERegulatory referral
In the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Deutsche Bank's appellee brief cited four nonexistent authorities after counsel used Google's generative AI search tool without verification. The court struck the brief, referred the matter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and sent the sanctions-authority question to its Rules Committee.
- Court
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Date
- 2026-09-03
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Google generative AI search tool
- Conduct
- Appellee Deutsche Bank's brief cited four authorities that did not exist. Attorney Loishirl W. Hall told the court she used Google's generative AI search tool to locate case authority and did not verify the citations; the court struck the brief, referred the matter to disciplinary counsel, and asked its Rules Committee to review sanction authority.
- Outcome
- Regulatory referral
- Penalty
- No monetary penalty recorded
- Regulatory outcome
- District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel: The Court of Appeals struck appellee's brief and referred the matter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for any investigation it deems appropriate. No disciplinary disposition is yet on record. (2026-09-03)
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-04
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., No. 24-CV-1099 (D.C. Ct. App.)”, safelegalai.com/tracker/douglas-v-deutsche-bank-national-trust (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.