In re: Valsartan
D. New Jersey · Sep 3, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- D. New Jersey
- Record ID
- in-re-valsartan-2025-09-03
- Observed outcome
- Motion to exclude Expert opinions denied
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | Dr. Sawyer cited non-existent sources generated by an AI tool; court found the sources were fabricated due to lack of verification. Outcome: Motion to exclude Expert opinions denied. The Special Master found that Dr. Sawyer cited non-existent sources produced by an AI tool without adequate verification. The court concluded the opinions themselves were otherwise reliable and denied exclusion, while allowing cross-examination and noting that an award of costs might be appropriate.
The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Motion to exclude Expert opinions denied; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
Vet expert reports for AI-generated citations before endorsing them; cross-examination exposure alone can sink credibility.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Motion to exclude Expert opinions denied
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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.
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.
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.
- Apply the same source-checking controls to AI (implied, unspecified) output as to any other research input.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.