Shana Jordan, et al. v. Chicago Housing Authority et al.

Shana Jordan, et al. v. Chicago Housing Authority et al. 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

CC Illinois

Date

December 5, 2025

Party

Lawyer

AI tool

ChatGPT

Outcome

Sanctions granted in part: $59,500 total ($10,000 attorney Mason; $49,500 firm Goldberg Segalla LLP)

Penalty

$59,500 in monetary penalties.

What the record shows

In a case following a $24 million jury verdict, the court granted in part a motion for sanctions after attorney Malaty used ChatGPT to draft post-trial filings that included a case the court found was fabricated (Mack v. Anderson) and additional nonexistent quotes and holdings. The court struck the offending sections and imposed monetary sanctions totaling $59,500, ordering Larry Mason to pay $10,000 and the firm Goldberg Segalla LLP to pay $49,500 to opposing counsel's firm within 45 days; the motion as to one other attorney was denied.

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

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