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Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions & Bridgecrest Credit Company
·United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·US-FEDFineprovisional
Fifth Circuit on 2026-02-18 in Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions & Bridgecrest Credit Company found counsel's reply brief contained four citation defects, including Edwards v. General Motors Corp and Lewis v. Brown, involving fabricated or misattributed quotations, mischaracterized authority. The court ordered counsel to pay $2,500 for the defective authorities and complete corrective CLE.
- Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Date
- 2026-02-18
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Counsel's reply brief contained four citation defects, including Edwards v. General Motors Corp and Lewis v. Brown, involving fabricated or misattributed quotations, mischaracterized authority.
- Outcome
- Fine
- Penalty
- US$2,500
- 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, “Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions & Bridgecrest Credit Company”, safelegalai.com/tracker/fletcher-v-experian-information-solutions-bridgecrest-credit-company (accessed 2026-09-08). Data: CC BY 4.0.