Vanderberg v. Shviro
Rehovot Small Claims Court · Jan 12, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Rehovot Small Claims Court
- Record ID
- vanderberg-v-shviro-2026-01-12
- Observed outcome
- The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay 3,000 ILS in costs to the state treasury.
- Known monetary consequence
- ₪3,000
Why this matter warrants attention
The Supreme Court of Israel dismissed an appeal and imposed a 3,000 ILS monetary sanction on a pro se litigant for including four fabricated legal citations in his brief, which the court attributed to AI hallucinations.
Fabricated: Case Law | 4 fake citations
Small-claims fines for fake cites are now standardized globally—expect monetary consequences even in low-value matters.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Other
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- ₪3,000
- Procedural posture
- Appeal of a Rehovot Small Claims Court decision regarding a judicial disqualification request.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court suspected the citations originated from AI hallucinations.
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Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.