Gu v Fogler Rubinoff
SCJ Ontario · Jan 23, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- SCJ Ontario
- Record ID
- gu-v-fogler-rubinoff-2026-01-23
- Observed outcome
- The motion to set aside the administrative dismissal was granted, but the applicant was denied costs due to the submission of AI-generated fabricated case law.
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$0
Why this matter warrants attention
The court denied the applicant's request for costs despite granting the motion to set aside the administrative dismissal. The decision-maker explicitly penalized the applicant for submitting a factum containing fabricated case law and quotations generated by AI, which the court characterized as unacceptable conduct.
Fabricated: Case Law | Applicant's factum included at least two fully cited cases and quoted passages that could not be located; responding party brought this to court's attention; applicant's daughter conceded they were created by AI. || Fabricated: Case Law | One or more quoted passages attributed to cited cases were false because the underlying cases did not exist; court treated submission as misconduct and denied costs.
When opposing a pro-se filer, check every citation yourself—courts reward counsel who surface AI hallucinations.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Contract
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$0
- Procedural posture
- Motion to set aside an administrative dismissal order in a solicitor-client fee assessment proceeding.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court noted the cases were created by AI but did not name a specific tool.
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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.