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Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.
W.D. Washington · Jul 24, 2026
WA / federalEditorial impact: mediumfake citationsfabricated quotestorttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent state-court decision, "Berg v. Chevrolet Motor Div., 84 Wn.2d 102, 108, 524 P.2d 226 (1974)"; court identified this citation as nonexistent and noted the correct authority was Baughn v. Honda Motor Co. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Order to show cause is here; tools disclosed later (see here).
- Why the court cared
- The structured public record identifies fake citations and fabricated quotes and records Monetary Sanction. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction in W.D. Washington. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent state-court decision, "Berg v. Chevrolet Motor Div., 84 Wn.2d 102, 108, 524 P.2d 226 (1974)"; court identified this citation as nonexistent and noted the correct authority was Baughn v. Honda Motor Co. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Order to show cause is here; tools disclosed later (see here).
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction in W.D. Washington. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
WashingtonSingle-state evidence scope
CourtW.D. Washington
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateJul 24, 2026
CH
AI toolChatGPT, Claude
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeMonetary Sanction
Known amount$3,000
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
reported
ChatGPT, Claude is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Procedural posture
Monetary Sanction
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
8 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent state-court decision, "Berg v. Chevrolet Motor Div., 84 Wn.2d 102, 108, 524 P.2d 226 (1974)"; court identified this citation as nonexistent and noted the correct authority was Baughn v. Honda Motor Co.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language attributed to HSS Enters. v. AMCO Ins. (2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31659) that does not appear in that order (the phrase "harsh sanction" was not found).
- Fabricated: Doctrinal Work | Plaintiff's expert reports (Kababick and Shippee) cite multiple articles that do not exist or are misattributed (court reviewed a table of ~10 such faulty citations and found errors).
- Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiff quoted text from RCW 7.72.010(2) that does not exist and altered statutory language (Dkt. 173-1 ¶ 59); court found the quoted provision nonexistent.
- False Quotes: Exhibits & Submissions | Plaintiff cites a purported deposition quote from James Kababick about "post-production degradation of stimulant compounds" that does not appear in the cited transcript; court was unable to find the quote.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language attributed to United States v. Hankey to support an evidentiary proposition, but the quoted phrase does not appear in Hankey.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff included two quoted passages attributed to Fair v. King Cnty. that do not appear in the decision the brief cites; court found the quoted language absent.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language not present in In re Washington Mut. (694 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (W.D. Wash. 2009)) and in a 2011 order (2011 WL 1158387); court found the cited phrases absent and that original use was for a different proposition.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent state-court decision, "Berg v. Chevrolet Motor Div., 84 Wn.2d 102, 108, 524 P.2d 226 (1974)"; court identified this citation as nonexistent and noted the correct authority was Baughn v. Honda Motor Co. Outcome: Monetary Sanction. Order to show cause is here; tools disclosed later (see here).
- Why does Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes with Monetary Sanction in W.D. Washington. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.?
- The record summarizes the outcome described in the linked public source. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
- Which source supports this Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. summary?
- The recorded source is Damien Charlotin case archive. It is classified as publisher document archive; review the linked material and subsequent docket history before relying on this summary.
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