Nuvola, LLC v. Wright

Nuvola, LLC v. Wright 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

Minnesota DC

Date

November 21, 2025

Party

Lawyer

AI tool

Not identified in the order

Outcome

Monetary penalty: $1,000 plus non-monetary sanction and referral

Penalty

$1,000 in monetary penalties.

What the record shows

The court found that defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Compel Arbitration cited multiple cases that the court determined did not exist. Counsel admitted using generative AI to draft the memorandum and not checking the AI's output. The court imposed a $1,000 sanction payable into court, directed counsel to conduct five educational presentations, and referred him to the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board.

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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