Gonen v. Ashkenazi
Tel Aviv Magistrate Court · Jan 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Tel Aviv Magistrate Court
- Record ID
- gonen-v-ashkenazi-2026-01-22
- Observed outcome
- The claim was dismissed, and the plaintiff was ordered to pay NIS 5,500 in costs to the defendants.
- Known monetary consequence
- NIS 5,500
Why this matter warrants attention
The Tel Aviv Magistrate Court dismissed the claim and ordered the plaintiff to pay NIS 5,500 in costs after finding that the counsel submitted fabricated case law, likely generated by an unverified AI tool, and failed to take responsibility for the errors.
Fabricated: Case Law
A dismissed claim tied to fake citations can end the matter—verify every authority before filing, even in small-claims forums.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- Case Dismissed
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- NIS 5,500
- Procedural posture
- The court issued a final judgment on a motion to dismiss the claim due to procedural issues and the inclusion of non-existent case law.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court inferred the use of an AI tool based on the nature of the fabricated citations.
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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.
- Do not treat a paid legal-research product as a substitute for source verification.