AI incident #1558 ·
Sullivan & Cromwell Reportedly Filed Emergency Bankruptcy Motion Containing AI-Generated Legal Errors
What happened
Sullivan & Cromwell reportedly filed an emergency motion in the Chapter 15 bankruptcy case of Prince Global Holdings that contained numerous citation and legal inaccuracies. The firm later acknowledged that some errors were AI hallucinations and that its AI-use and citation-review policies had not been followed. After opposing counsel identified the problems, the firm reportedly undertook a formal remedial response.
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Who was involved
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- Generative Ai Developers
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- United States Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of New York, Boies Schiller Flexner Llp, Clients Of Lawyers, Insolvency Practitioners, Court Appointed Liquidators, Parties In In Re Prince Global Holdings Limited
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