MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's legal team is under scrutiny after submitting a court brief filled with nearly 30 faulty citations, including fabricated cases, as part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit.
US District Judge Nina Wang has ordered Lindell's attorneys, Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster, to explain why they should not face sanctions for the errors, which include misquotes and legal misrepresentations.
The issue arose during a defamation lawsuit filed by Eric Coomer, a former Dominion Voting Systems employee, who accuses Lindell of spreading false claims about the 2020 US presidential election.
The brief, submitted in February, contained citations to non-existent legal cases.
Initially, Kachouroff and DeMaster claimed they had uploaded an unfinalized draft of the brief.
However, Judge Wang's investigation revealed that the errors were the result of the brief being generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Kachouroff later admitted to using generative AI to produce the brief and acknowledged that he failed to check the citations before filing.
In response, Judge Wang emphasized the seriousness of the situation, pointing out that the attorneys’ actions could potentially lead to disciplinary action for violating professional conduct rules.
Kachouroff and DeMaster have been given until May 5 to respond to the court’s inquiry.
The incident highlights the potential risks of using AI in legal practices.
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