TOV Realty, LLC v. Suarez; Kosel Equity, LLC v. MacGregor
SC Connecticut · Jul 31, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Court
- SC Connecticut
- Record ID
- tov-realty-llc-v-suarez-kosel-equity-llc-v-macgregor-2026-07-31
- Observed outcome
- Six hours of CLE for the attorney (three on generative AI); a USD 1,000 donation each by the attorney and the law firm to a legal-education institute (USD 2,000 in total), a compliance report within six months, and publication of the order with a courtesy copy to the Statewide Grievance Committee only
- Known monetary consequence
- $2,000.00
Why this matter warrants attention
Fabricated: Case Law | ChatGPT added new case citations or altered existing citations in draft applications and briefs, resulting in approximately seven erroneous and unverified case citations in filings. Outcome: Six hours of CLE for the attorney (three on generative AI); a USD 1,000 donation each by the attorney and the law firm to a legal-education institute (USD 2,000 in total), a compliance report within six months, and publication of the order with a courtesy copy to the Statewide Grievance Committee only.
The structured public record identifies fake citations and other and records Six hours of CLE for the attorney (three on generative AI); a USD 1,000 donation each by the attorney and the law firm to a legal-education institute (USD 2,000 in total), a compliance report within six months, and publication of the order with a courtesy copy to the Statewide Grievance Committee only. The linked source controls the precise reasoning and procedural context.
This matter connects fake citations and other with Six hours of CLE for the attorney (three on generative AI); a USD 1,000 donation each by the attorney and the law firm to a legal-education institute (USD 2,000 in total), a compliance report within six months, and publication of the order with a courtesy copy to the Statewide Grievance Committee only in SC Connecticut. It provides a source-linked baseline for verification, supervision, and response controls.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Other
- Trial
- Monetary
- Professional
- Non Monetary
- AI attribution
- Reported
- Recorded tool
- ChatGPT
- Known monetary consequence
- $2,000.00
- Procedural posture
- Six hours of CLE for the attorney (three on generative AI); a USD 1,000 donation each by the attorney and the law firm to a legal-education institute (USD 2,000 in total), a compliance report within six months, and publication of the order with a courtesy copy to the Statewide Grievance Committee only
Damien Charlotin case archive
Publisher document archive. The recorded document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive.
Open underlying sourceA recorded source link is not a substitute for checking the underlying order, filing, opinion, or disciplinary record.
What this record does—and does not—establish
ChatGPT 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 document is hosted in the upstream publisher archive. This page is not a substitute for the complete docket, subsequent history, or jurisdiction-specific advice.
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify the existence, citation, court, and precedential status of every authority before filing.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.