Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission
CA Oregon · Mar 18, 2026
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief contained at least 15 citations to cases that the court concluded are fabricated (nonexistent) and cannot be located; counsel could not produce sources. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Petitioner’s opening brief contained at least 15 fabricated case citations and at least nine purported quotations that do not exist in Oregon case law; counsel acknowledged reliance on unverified search-engine results and some use of AI for an outline. Court capped sanctions at $10,000, required a replacement brief limited to accurately described authorities, and required certification that no generative AI was used to draft the brief and that cited authorities were verified.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Monetary Sanction; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- Require a no-AI certification plus cite-verification log on every appellate brief; 15 fake cites now carries a $10K cap sanction.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief contained at least 15 citations to cases that the court concluded are fabricated (nonexistent) and cannot be located; counsel could not produce sources. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Petitioner’s opening brief contained at least 15 fabricated case citations and at least nine purported quotations that do not exist in Oregon case law; counsel acknowledged reliance on unverified search-engine results and some use of AI for an outline. Court capped sanctions at $10,000, required a replacement brief limited to accurately described authorities, and required certification that no generative AI was used to draft the brief and that cited authorities were verified.
Require a no-AI certification plus cite-verification log on every appellate brief; 15 fake cites now carries a $10K cap sanction.
Record details
What the record establishes about AI use
The current record does not establish a specific AI tool. Do not infer AI use beyond the source.
Monetary Sanction
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
3 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief contained at least 15 citations to cases that the court concluded are fabricated (nonexistent) and cannot be located; counsel could not produce sources.
- False Quotes: Case Law | At least nine purported quotations attributed to various cases (some to fabricated cases and some to real cases) that do not exist anywhere in Oregon case law.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Multiple instances where actual Oregon cases were cited but the brief inaccurately described the propositions or holdings for which those cases stand.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief contained at least 15 citations to cases that the court concluded are fabricated (nonexistent) and cannot be located; counsel could not produce sources. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Petitioner’s opening brief contained at least 15 fabricated case citations and at least nine purported quotations that do not exist in Oregon case law; counsel acknowledged reliance on unverified search-engine results and some use of AI for an outline. Court capped sanctions at $10,000, required a replacement brief limited to accurately described authorities, and required certification that no generative AI was used to draft the brief and that cited authorities were verified.
- Why does Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission matter for legal AI risk?
- Require a no-AI certification plus cite-verification log on every appellate brief; 15 fake cites now carries a $10K cap sanction.
- What does the public record establish about Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded link is a secondary or other public source and should be checked against the docket where available. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
- Which source supports this Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission summary?
- The recorded source is reason.com. It is classified as secondary or other linked source; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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