Yashcheshen v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance
KB Saskatchewan · Aug 15, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- KB Saskatchewan
- Record ID
- yashcheshen-v-saskatchewan-government-insurance-2025-08-15
- Observed outcome
- The plaintiff's application to set aside the judgment was dismissed, and the defendant's application for costs was granted in part.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The court identified a fabricated quotation in the plaintiff's Brief of Law, which it attributed to the likely use of generative AI. The plaintiff denied using AI tools, asserting the errors were her own. The court did not impose a specific sanction for the AI use itself, but the incident contributed to the court's adverse view of the plaintiff's conduct.
The court observed that the plaintiff's Brief of Law contained misleading case references, specifically a quote attributed to a Supreme Court of Canada decision that did not exist, and concluded it was likely a creation of artificial intelligence.
Denying AI use when confronted does not erase a fabricated SCC quote — denial only deepens the court's adverse inference.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fabricated Quotes
- Tort
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Post-judgment application by the plaintiff to set aside a prior judgment and by the defendant for costs.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court identified the quote as likely a creation of artificial intelligence.
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.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Compare every quoted passage and pincite directly with the underlying opinion or filing.
- Apply the same source-checking controls to AI (implied, unspecified) output as to any other research input.
- Read the linked source and subsequent docket history before relying on this record for legal work.