Laurie Ibach and Mark Stewart v. Bruce Stewart

Laurie Ibach and Mark Stewart v. Bruce Stewart is one matter in the Veritas record of US court proceedings involving AI-generated citations that could not be verified against the reporters named. The summary below is drawn from the underlying court document, linked at the foot of this page.

Court

SC Alabama

Date

April 24, 2026

Party

Lawyer

AI tool

Not identified in the order

Outcome

Appeal dismissed as frivolous; $17,200 fees/costs ordered; double costs; counsel disqualified; Alabama State Bar referral

Penalty

$17,200 in monetary penalties.

What the record shows

The Supreme Court of Alabama found that counsel W. Perry Hall filed briefs containing numerous invalid, inaccurate, or nonexistent citations that the court described as apparent AI hallucinations, dismissed the appeal as frivolous under Rule 38, and imposed sanctions under Rule 38 and its inherent authority. The court ordered Hall to pay $17,200 in attorney fees and costs to the appellee (inclusive of any amount already paid), ordered double costs of the appeal payable to the court, prohibited Hall from filing further without a co-signing attorney in good standing, and referred him to the Alabama State Bar.

This entry reflects the court document as filed. The citations at issue could not be located in the reporters named at the time of the order. The reading here is descriptive of the public record and is not legal advice.

Source documents

Primary court document ↗

The test this filing did not run

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