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Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group

SC New York · Dec 30, 2025

NY / stateEditorial impact: mediumfake citationscontracttrial

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What happened in this matter?

Fabricated: Case Law | Court found defendants' opposition and cross-motion contained hallucinated/fabricated case citations generated by AI; filings were stricken. Outcome: Filings struck. By interim order dated March 17, 2025 the court struck defendants' opposition and cross-motion after finding the filings, drafted with AI, contained hallucinated (fabricated) case citations. The court treated the motion as unopposed thereafter.

Why the court cared: Fabricated: Case Law | Court found defendants' opposition and cross-motion contained hallucinated/fabricated case citations generated by AI; filings were stricken.
Why it matters now: Strike-and-treat-as-unopposed is now a real remedy; have a second attorney verify every AI-drafted citation before filing.

Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Strike-and-treat-as-unopposed is now a real remedy; have a second attorney verify every AI-drafted citation before filing.

Record details

New YorkSingle-state evidence scope

Jurisdiction contextThe state marker is derived from the structured case record.

CourtSC New York

Jurisdictionstate

Circuit2nd Circuit

DateDec 30, 2025

AI toolUnidentified

Party typeLawyer

OutcomeFilings struck

Known amountNot recorded

Professional sanctionNo

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What the record establishes about AI use

not established

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Procedural posture

Filings struck

Correction behavior

Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.

Tracked discrepancy record

1 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.

Fabricated: Case Law | Court found defendants' opposition and cross-motion contained hallucinated/fabricated case citations generated by AI; filings were stricken.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group?: Fabricated: Case Law | Court found defendants' opposition and cross-motion contained hallucinated/fabricated case citations generated by AI; filings were stricken. Outcome: Filings struck. By interim order dated March 17, 2025 the court struck defendants' opposition and cross-motion after finding the filings, drafted with AI, contained hallucinated (fabricated) case citations. The court treated the motion as unopposed thereafter.
Why does Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group matter for legal AI risk?: Strike-and-treat-as-unopposed is now a real remedy; have a second attorney verify every AI-drafted citation before filing.
What does the public record establish about Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group?: Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Which source supports this Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group 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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Why this matter is tracked

Operational lesson

Strike-and-treat-as-unopposed is now a real remedy; have a second attorney verify every AI-drafted citation before filing.

Questions this record answers

What happened in Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group?

Why does Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group matter for legal AI risk?

Strike-and-treat-as-unopposed is now a real remedy; have a second attorney verify every AI-drafted citation before filing.

What does the public record establish about Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group?

Which source supports this Labatt USA Operating v. Friends Beverage Group 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.