Incident #1728
Law Firm Shapiro Arato Bach Reportedly Filed Fictitious Case Citation and Misattributed Quotations Using Harvey's Legal AI Platform in New York Federal Court
Description
Law firm Shapiro Arato Bach reportedly acknowledged that unchecked use of Harvey, a legal AI platform, produced a fictitious case citation and misattributed quotations in a brief filed in federal court in New York. The court required an explanation and disclosure of the AI tool. The judge declined sanctions, and the firm apologized and said it was adding safeguards.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- shapiro-arato-bach-llp
- lawyers
- law-firms
Alleged Developers
- harvey
- ai-assisted-legal-drafting-system-developers
- large-language-model-developers
Harmed Parties
- united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-new-york
- judicial-integrity
- courts