Attorney reprimanded for AI-fabricated information in court filing

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 626

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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A central Iowa attorney has been disciplined for having incorporated false case citations in a court brief authored with the help of artificial intelligence.

It’s at least the second time an Iowa attorney has faced allegations of using artificial intelligence, or AI, to author briefs that include false information, often referred to as “hallucinations” since the information is created by AI based on data patterns rather than on verified facts.

The most recent case involves …

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