Attorney Fined Nearly $96,000 for AI-Generated False Legal Citations

A federal judge in Oregon has imposed one of the largest-ever financial penalties against a U.S. attorney for submitting legal documents containing false citations generated by artificial intelligence. San Diego lawyer Stephen Brigandi was ordered to pay a staggering $96,000 in penalties, including $15,500 in sanctions and $80,500 in legal fees, after filings in a family vineyard dispute were found to contain over 20 nonexistent legal references. The court also permanently dismissed all claims b