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EFD USA, INC., et al. v. Band Pro Film and Digital, Inc., et al.
·California Court of Appeal·US-STATEFineprovisional
California Court of Appeal on 2026-02-18 in EFD USA, INC., et al. v. Band Pro Film and Digital, Inc., et al. found counsel's reply brief contained six citation defects, including Leaf v. City, involving nonexistent authorities, fabricated or misattributed quotations. The court ordered counsel to pay $900 for the defective authorities and complete corrective CLE.
- Court
- California Court of Appeal
- Date
- 2026-02-18
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Counsel's reply brief contained six citation defects, including Leaf v. City, involving nonexistent authorities, fabricated or misattributed quotations.
- Outcome
- Fine
- Penalty
- US$900
- Regulatory outcome
- No separate regulatory disposition recorded
- Status
- Provisional — written by the court-decisions pipeline, awaiting the editor
- Last checked
- 2026-09-07
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SafeLegalAI Global Legal AI Incident Tracker, “EFD USA, INC., et al. v. Band Pro Film and Digital, Inc., et al.”, safelegalai.com/tracker/efd-usa-inc-et-al-v-band-pro-film-and-digital-inc-et-al (accessed 2026-09-08). Data: CC BY 4.0.