Yehuda et al. v. G.G.A.B. Real Estate Initiative and Investments Ltd.
Ashdod Small Claims Court · May 28, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- Ashdod Small Claims Court
- Record ID
- yehuda-et-al-v-g-g-a-b-real-estate-initiative-and-investments-ltd-2026-05-28
- Observed outcome
- The motion to dismiss was denied, and the defendant was ordered to pay 2,500 ILS in costs to the state treasury.
- Known monetary consequence
- ₪2,500
Why this matter warrants attention
The Ashdod Small Claims Court imposed a 2,500 ILS monetary sanction on the defendant for submitting a filing containing fabricated statutory language and misrepresented case law. The court held that the filing party bears absolute responsibility for the accuracy of its legal research, regardless of whether the errors resulted from the use of artificial intelligence.
The linked source identifies the filing problem as: Invented a completely non-existent version of Section 11(a) of the Class Actions Law, 2006.
The source records a concrete authority-verification problem in a international proceeding and the tribunal’s documented response to it.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Fabricated Quotes
- Misrepresented Authority
- Contract
- Trial
- Monetary
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- ₪2,500
- Procedural posture
- Decision on a motion to dismiss the case, following the defendant's submission of a filing containing fabricated legal authorities.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The court mentions the defendant's reliance on AI as a potential source of the errors.
Limited to the linked source and the documented citation or quotation issue and stated disposition; no unrecorded tool, motive, or broader litigation facts are inferred.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Check the cited authority, reporter reference, and pinpoint against the primary source before filing.
- Correct any unsupported citation promptly and preserve the verification record.
- Treat the listed consequence as case-specific rather than as a general rule about AI use.