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Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al.
C.D. California · May 7, 2026
CA / federalEditorial impact: mediumfake citationsfabricated quotesmisrepresented authoritycontract
Direct answer
What happened in this matter?
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs included a non-existent quotation and citation presented as from 'BPi Bright Power, Inc. v. Umpqua Holding Corp., 669 F.Supp.3d 904, 906 (N.D. Cal. 2023).' The court noted the citation/quote did not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why the court cared
- The record concerns whether authorities presented to the decision-maker existed and could be verified. The tracked outcome is Order to Show Cause; the linked source controls the precise reasoning.
- Why it matters now
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Order to Show Cause in C.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Why this matter is tracked
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs included a non-existent quotation and citation presented as from 'BPi Bright Power, Inc. v. Umpqua Holding Corp., 669 F.Supp.3d 904, 906 (N.D. Cal. 2023).' The court noted the citation/quote did not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
Operational lesson
This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Order to Show Cause in C.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Record details
CaliforniaSingle-state evidence scope
CourtC.D. California
Jurisdictionfederal
Circuit9th Circuit
DateMay 7, 2026
AI
AI toolAI (implied, unspecified)
Party typeLawyer
OutcomeOrder to Show Cause
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
Order to Show Cause
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 | Plaintiffs included a non-existent quotation and citation presented as from 'BPi Bright Power, Inc. v. Umpqua Holding Corp., 669 F.Supp.3d 904, 906 (N.D. Cal. 2023).' The court noted the citation/quote did not exist.
- Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs misrepresented the holding of the cited case by quoting that the court recognized Article 4A 'addresses the mechanics of executing wire transfers and payment orders,' excluding banks' pre-contractual representations; the court flagged this as a misrepresentation.
Questions this record answers
- What happened in Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al.?
- Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs included a non-existent quotation and citation presented as from 'BPi Bright Power, Inc. v. Umpqua Holding Corp., 669 F.Supp.3d 904, 906 (N.D. Cal. 2023).' The court noted the citation/quote did not exist. Outcome: Order to Show Cause.
- Why does Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al. matter for legal AI risk?
- This matter connects fake citations and fabricated quotes involving AI (implied, unspecified) with Order to Show Cause in C.D. California, making it a concrete reference point for verification, supervision, and response controls.
- What does the public record establish about Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al.?
- 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 Song Dow Lee, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, et al. 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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