Christian Dusablon v. Hugh A. Gibbs and Union Logistics, LLC
S.D. New York · Dec 9, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- S.D. New York
- Record ID
- christian-dusablon-v-hugh-a-gibbs-and-union-logistics-llc-2025-12-09
- Observed outcome
- Warning; Order to Certify validity of future citations
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited 'Spinale v. United States 2009 WL 792089, at 3 (S.D.N.Y. March 24, 2009)', which neither Defendants nor the Court could locate; Court noted incorrect/non-existent citation may indicate AI hallucination and warned counsel to certify future AI use. Outcome: Warning; Order to Certify validity of future citations.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited 'Spinale v. United States 2009 WL 792089, at 3 (S.D.N.Y. March 24, 2009)', which neither Defendants nor the Court could locate; Court noted incorrect/non-existent citation may indicate AI hallucination and warned counsel to certify future AI use.
Require written certification of AI-citation verification on every filing; courts are converting warnings into mandatory disclosure orders.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Tort
- Trial
- Warning
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Warning; Order to Certify validity of future citations
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What this record does—and does not—establish
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.
- Follow any applicable disclosure and attribution requirements for AI-assisted work.
- Retain a matter-level record of source checks and corrections.