MarcTrent.AI Lawyers Face Sanctions After Meta Appeal Cites 2 Fake Cases
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Updated · Ars Technica · May 18
MarcTrent.AI Lawyers Face Sanctions After Meta Appeal Cites 2 Fake Cases
1 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 18
A federal appeals panel said MarcTrent.AI lawyers may be sanctioned after their bid to force Meta to remove a Facebook post relied on two nonexistent cases generated by AI.
The appeal stemmed from Nikko D’Ambrosio’s suit against Meta and more than two dozen women over a post in the Chicago group “Are We Dating the Same Guy,” which he said was defamatory and amounted to doxing.
District court Judge Sunil Harjani had already dismissed the case with prejudice, finding no viable amendment, and the appellate judges said the claims were so weak that Section 230 was not even the central issue.
The setback undercuts MarcTrent.AI’s public pitch that its AI-driven legal strategy could raise success rates by 35% and help beat Meta’s defenses.
When AI invents legal facts, who is ultimately liable for the error: the lawyer, the firm, or the AI developer?
As AI 'hallucinations' invade courtrooms, what new rules are needed to protect the legal system from technological deception?