Federal court excludes expert over AI-hallucinated citations

Aug 31, 2026 · Issue 5 · 2 sources, 2 articles

The federal court in Tacoma excluded an expert in LeDouxx v. Outliers because the expert's opinion contained AI-hallucinated citations. The court found this undermined the expert's credibility.

Who is affected and how

lawyer

Sources in expert opinions must be checked before filing, as exclusion puts the evidence at risk.

Sources

• Federal Court Excludes Expert for AI ‘Hallucinated’ Citationsnwsidebar.wsba.org · Aug 31, 2026
• Federal Court Excludes Expert for AI ‘Hallucinated’ Citations | PI Data Hubpidatahub.com · Aug 31, 2026

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