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Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson
D. Utah · Apr 22, 2026
UT / federalEditorial impact: lowfake citationsfabricated quotescontracttrial
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Opposition contained multiple case citations the Court could not locate on Westlaw; counsel later confirmed clerical/research errors and the Court suggested possible improper AI use. Outcome: Warning.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Warning; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- Westlaw-unlocatable cites are a red flag; verify every citation on the platform before it leaves the office.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Opposition contained multiple case citations the Court could not locate on Westlaw; counsel later confirmed clerical/research errors and the Court suggested possible improper AI use. Outcome: Warning.
Operational lesson
Westlaw-unlocatable cites are a red flag; verify every citation on the platform before it leaves the office.
Record details
UtahSingle-state evidence scope
CourtD. Utah
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit10th Circuit
DateApr 22, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeWarning
Known amountNot recorded
Professional sanctionNo
Attribution boundary
What the record establishes about AI use
reported
AI (implied, unspecified) is recorded in the source dataset; confirm the basis in the linked document.
Procedural posture
Warning
Correction behavior
Correction behavior is not separately verified in the current record.
Tracked discrepancy record
2 citation, quotation, or authority issues are recorded in the source dataset.
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opposition contained multiple case citations the Court could not locate on Westlaw; counsel later confirmed clerical/research errors and the Court suggested possible improper AI use.
- False Quotes: Case Law | Opposition included quotations attributed to cases that the Court could not verify; the quotations were inaccurate or unlocatable.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Opposition contained multiple case citations the Court could not locate on Westlaw; counsel later confirmed clerical/research errors and the Court suggested possible improper AI use. Outcome: Warning.
- Why does Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson matter for legal AI risk?
- Westlaw-unlocatable cites are a red flag; verify every citation on the platform before it leaves the office.
- What does the public record establish about Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson?
- 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 Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Daniel Vett Finlayson; Michelle Johnson 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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