Oregon — AI Regulations

30 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Shaun Fleck v. Del-One Federal Credit Union

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'FutureGrowth Corp. v. SEC, 955 F. Supp. 3d 441 (S.D.N.Y. 2025)'; the Court and defendant could not locate the case and the Court found the citation fabricated (Westlaw only showed Fleck's own filing).

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

30 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Yves Hector Vimegnon v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Abbott v. Washington County,' which the Court could not locate and found to be a non-existent/mis-cited authority; Court warned that fabricated authority may justify sanctions.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

23 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Stafford v. Andrew Taffet, et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Campbell v. MERS, 2012 WL 3901716, at *5 (D. Or.)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists (only an unrelated Texas state decision and the Oregon docket number corresponded to a different case). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Tucker v. HSBC, 2014 WL 431965, at *5 (C.D. Cal. 2014)'; the court confirmed no such C.D. Cal. decision exists under that citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Galindo v. Financial Freedom, 2020 WL 3619048, at *5 (C.D. Cal. 2020)' (and variants); the court confirmed no such case exists and the provided citation actually corresponds to unrelated union pension litigation in the S.D.N.Y. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'McGinnis v. MERS, No. 6:11-cv-06273-TC (D. Or. Aug. 17, 2011)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists with that number or name. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Schweitzer v. FHLMC, No. 3:13-cv-0181, 2013 WL 4279629 (D. Or. Aug. 29, 2013)'; the court confirmed no such Oregon federal case exists and the provided case number corresponded to a Social Security appeal.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

18 FEB 2026 · Court Case

David Martin v. ODS Community Dental Insurance et al.

False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributes a quote to Zschernig v. Miller (citing 389 U.S. 429, 432) that the court found does not appear on the cited page or anywhere in the case. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cites Hartman v. Moore, Estelle v. Gamble, and Washington v. Glucksberg in rhymed verse and without full or supporting citations; the court found these citations inaccurate or incomplete.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

11 FEB 2026 · Court Case

Keith Powell v. Employment Dep. & First Congregational Church of Portland

Fabricated: Case Law | Briefs contained several citations to completely fabricated cases that could not be located in any Oregon law reporter or database; court found them nonexistent and declined to consider them. || False Quotes: Case Law | Briefs included multiple purported quotations the court could not find in the cited Oregon cases or elsewhere in Oregon law; quotations were determined to be inaccurate or nonexistent. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Claims cited cases that were unrelated to the propositions for which they were cited, i.e., inaccurately applied or misrepresented precedents.

Court: CA OregonParty: Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Fine: 500 USD

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

22 JAN 2026 · Court Case

McNeal v. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555; Safeway, Inc.

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent appellate decision 'Frey v. [ODOC], 204 P.3d 135 (Or. Ct. App. 2009)'; opposing counsel flagged the citation and the court explicitly warned the plaintiff that the opinion appears fabricated and may have been generated by AI.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

2026 Chatbot Legislation — Oregon SB 1546 [URL: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1546]

2026 chatbot legislation — Signed by Governor

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12 DEC 2025 · Court Case

Troy Allen Berg v. Mandi Marie Wondra

Outdated Advice: Overturned Case Law | Petitioner relied on a Ninth Circuit decision that was subsequently vacated by the Supreme Court. || False Quotes: Case Law | Petitioner attributed a non-existent passage to Monasky (footnote 3) and quoted language not in the opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Petitioner cited Cuellar v. Joyce for the proposition regarding the mature-child defense though that case does not discuss the defense. || Outdated Advice: Overturned Case Law | Petitioner cited Blondin for a quoted principle it does not contain and which the Court noted has been effectively abrogated by later Supreme Court authority. || Fabricated: Case Law | Petitioner cited a British case that does not exist; Court's exhaustive search found no such authority.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

05 DEC 2025 · Court Case

Donnie Yarn and Deshawn Murphy v. Trader Joe's

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited 'Miskew v. Hess, 211 Or. App. 499 (2007),' which the court found does not exist and noted may have been created by a generative AI tool; the citation prompted an order to show cause re sanctions.

Court: D. OregonParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

03 DEC 2025 · Court Case

Ringo v. Colquhoun Design Studio, LLC

Fabricated: Case Law | Second fabricated case citation in respondents' brief; court determined the cited authority does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | One of two fabricated case citations included in respondents' brief; court determined the cited authority does not exist. || False Quotes: Case Law | A substantive statement of law attributed to an existing case was fabricated (a false quotation/attribution); court found the attribution and statement to be nonexistent or false.

Court: CA OregonParty: Lawyer

Fine: 2000 USD

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

17 APR 2024 · Law / Act

Oregon Senate Bill 5701

Increases funding by $100,000 for the University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center to research AI and automation's potential workforce impacts across Oregon's key economic industries.

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27 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

Oregon Senate Bill 1571

Require campaign communications using synthetic media to disclose manipulation. Allow the Secretary of State and Attorney General to enforce compliance through legal actions and penalties. Exempt certain media and satire. Enable rule adoption for implementation. Declare an emergency for immediate effect.

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27 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

Oregon House Bill 4153

Establishes a 14-member Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Oregon. Requires examination of AI-related terms for legislation, aligning with federal definitions. Directs submission of a report by December 1, 2024. Declares an emergency for immediate effect.

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