Michael Redwine v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
W.D. Virginia · Dec 16, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- W.D. Virginia
- Record ID
- michael-redwine-v-unum-life-insurance-company-of-america-2025-12-16
- Observed outcome
- Defendant's motion to dismiss was granted.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court identified that the plaintiff submitted a non-existent case citation, 'McBeth v. Metro Life Ins. Co.,' which the plaintiff admitted was generated by AI tools. The court rejected the plaintiff's argument supported by this fabricated authority, though the dismissal was primarily based on the court's finding that the underlying benefit plan was exempt from ERISA as a governmental plan.
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited McBeth v. Metro Life Ins. Co., 2006 WL 2792439 (E.D. Va. Sept. 26, 2006); the Court could not locate the case and notes the plaintiff admitted it was generated by AI tools.
This record documents a Pro Se Litigant filing issue in W.D. Virginia, with the listed outcome: no adjudicated outcome recorded.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Employment
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Admitted
- Recorded tool
- Unidentified
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Memorandum Opinion granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The plaintiff admitted the case was generated by AI tools.
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Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.