Georgia

Slay v. Ross

Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Waller v. Waller, 288 Ga. 164, 164-165 (2010), which the court found to be fictitious; court noted as an example of AI-generated bogus citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Johnson v. Johnson, 286 Ga. 720, 721 (2010), which the court found to be fictitious; cited as part of the pattern of hallucinated cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Durden v. Barron, 287 Ga. 858 (2010), which the court determined does not actually exist and flagged as a bogus citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited In re Waitz, 255 Ga. 474 (1986), which the court identified as another nonexistent authority in the brief.

Hicks v. City of Albany

Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited Knight v. Pierson, Inc., 206 Ga. App. 514 (1992), which the court could not locate; the City pointed out the inaccurate citation; counsel later admitted it was a nonexistent case likely produced by an AI platform and apologized. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited City of LaGrange v. Bolden, 261 Ga. 77 (1991), which the court could not locate; counsel admitted the citation was fake and believed it originated from an AI platform.

Georgia SB 9 ("Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act")

Enacts measures to address the use of AI-generated media in elections. Defines "materially deceptive media" and prohibits its publication with intent to deceive voters within 90 days of an election, establishing offenses for fraudulent election interference and solicitation thereof. Excludes activities protected by the First Amendment, such as satire or journalism. Prescribes penalties, escalating from misdemeanors to felonies for repeat offenses, and grants jurisdiction to the Attorney ...

Tolbert v. State

Outdated Advice: Overturned Case Law | Counsel relied on Laney for the proposition that a jury must be instructed on particular 'forcible felony,' but the Court noted Laney has been long overruled; citing it without caution was misleading. || False Quotes: Case Law | Appellate brief attributed a purported general rule about accident to Sanders and Shaw, but the Court found neither case discusses accident nor contains the quoted language. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Counsel cited Harris v. State and Ross v. State as supporting insufficiency/self-defense propositions; the Court found these cases do not discuss those issues and do not support the cited propositions. || False Quotes: Exhibits & Submissions | Counsel attributed a prosecutor remark in the brief that does not appear in the transcript; the Court compared the cited page and found the transcript contained different language. || False Quotes: Exhibits & Submissions | Counsel attributed a direct quote to trial counsel about bifurcation that the Court could not find in the record; the Court found trial counsel's actual testimony was different.

William Parker v. Patrick "Pat" Labat, et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Court found a cited case does not exist and counsel cited it as Eleventh Circuit authority. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court determined the language counsel attributed to the Fourth Circuit's Akers opinion does not appear in that decision. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found counsel quoted language that does not appear in Cutliffe and relied on that misquotation. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found the quoted passage counsel attributed to Underwood does not appear in that opinion and the reliance was misplaced. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found the passage counsel attributed to Randall does not appear in that opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court concluded counsel misstated the holding of Reeves, treating an ADEA decision as establishing a constitutional right. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found counsel relied on Moss in support of a sheriff-deputy patronage argument, but Moss involved a firefighter and did not apply the Elrod-Branti analysis.

2026 Chatbot Legislation — Georgia SB 540 [URL: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73452]

2026 chatbot legislation requiring involves therapy/mental health — Passed Legislature

Medical Buyers Group LLC d/b/a Integrity v. Candice Pence, et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Integrity cited Truist Bank v. Buerge, 2022 WL 17541757, at *6 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 8, 2022); court conducted independent search and could not locate the opinion; citation remained in Integrity's final amended response. || Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation Mission Critical Sols., LLC v. Connolly, 2021 WL 5985016 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 16, 2021) appeared in earlier filing but was not in the final amended response; court could not locate the opinion in its searches. || Fabricated: Case Law | Alleged citation 'Bliss, 279 Ga. App. At 807' appeared in earlier briefing and could not be located by the court's searches. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Integrity is alleged to have misrepresented the holding of Encompass Off. Sols., Inc. v. Ingenix, Inc.; the court read Encompass and found Defendants' allegation that the holding was misstated to be credible.

Ryan Andrew Nelson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff filed briefs containing multiple citations to nonexistent cases; the court and defendant identified these as fabricated case citations and the Magistrate Judge noted Plaintiff admitted filing them.

Woodrow Jackson v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company

Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 1 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 2 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 3 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 4 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 5 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 6 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 7 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 8 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Non-existent case citation 9 of 9 in Plaintiff’s MTD Response; neither the Court nor opposing counsel could locate it; Court deemed it a hallucinated case.

Nichols v. Walmart

Georgia Technology Authority Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use (SS-23-002)

Regulates state agencies' ethical, transparent use of AI, prioritizing rights and minimizing harm. Requires GTA oversight in AI deployment, bias identification, privacy protection, training, and misuse reporting. Ensures collaboration transparency, rigorous testing, and contingency planning.

An act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders [...]

Regulates the use of artificial intelligence and other technology in eye assessments for medical purposes, including by requiring medical professionals to analyze any data collected or generated by automated systems.