Myeesha Parker v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
W.D. Washington · Aug 28, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- federal
- Court
- W.D. Washington
- Record ID
- myeesha-parker-v-costco-wholesale-corp-2025-08-28
- Observed outcome
- Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral
- Known monetary consequence
- $6,200
Why this matter warrants attention
False Quotes: Case Law | Quoted language attributed to Meissner v. Simpson Timber Co. could not be located in that existing Washington case (false quotation). Outcome: Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral. In a later decision, counsel was fined 3,000 USD, plus costs, which came to 3,200 USD. Counsel was also later referred to the Bar.
The record concerns whether quotations and pincites accurately matched the cited source. The tracked outcome is Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
Altered quotations and misattributed exhibits trigger fines plus bar referral; treat formatting fidelity as a verification step.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fabricated Quotes
- Misrepresented Authority
- Bar Referral
- Trial
- Monetary
- Professional
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- $6,200
- Procedural posture
- Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral
reason.com
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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
- Compare every quoted passage and pincite directly with the underlying opinion or filing.
- Confirm that each authority supports the stated proposition and has not been mischaracterized.
- Escalate unresolved verification failures before filing and preserve the responsible reviewer's signoff record.
- Apply the same source-checking controls to AI (implied, unspecified) output as to any other research input.