Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations
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Lawyers for MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell faced a $6,000 fine after submitting a brief that contained numerous misquotes and references to fictional cases. US District Judge Nina Wang imposed $3,000 fines each on attorneys Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster. A recent jury trial resulted in over $2.3 million awarded to Eric Coomer for defamation. The lawyers claimed the errors were due to a prior, incorrect draft submission, but the corrected brief still had substantive errors.
Lawyers representing MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell were fined $6,000 for submitting a brief containing misquotes and citations to fictional cases.
The fines included $3,000 for attorney Christopher Kachouroff and the firm McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff, and $3,000 for attorney Jennifer DeMaster.
US District Judge Nina Wang stated that the fines were the least severe sanction adequate to deter and punish defense counsel.
A jury awarded Eric Coomer over $2.3 million in damages against Lindell after finding he had defamed Coomer.
Read at Ars Technica
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