Bunce v. Visual Technology Innovations (2)
E.D. Pennsylvania · Apr 20, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- E.D. Pennsylvania
- Record ID
- bunce-v-visual-technology-innovations-2-2026-04-20
- Observed outcome
- Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE
- Known monetary consequence
- $5,000
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | At least one cited authority in Rajan's omnibus motion was made up (AI-generated); the Court found a made-up case among his citations. Outcome: Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE.
The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
A $5K fine plus mandatory CLE shows courts now pair money with forced AI training; mandate it internally first.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Misrepresented Authority
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Not Established
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- $5,000
- Procedural posture
- Monetary Sanction, Additional CLE
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
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Latest evidence review: Secondary Source Only (medium confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify the existence, citation, court, and precedential status of every authority before filing.
- Confirm that each authority supports the stated proposition and has not been mischaracterized.
- Escalate unresolved verification failures before filing and preserve the responsible reviewer's signoff record.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.