Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc.
- Party
- Lawyer
- AI Tool
- Implied / unconfirmed
Hallucinated Content
Fabricated
- Case Law
Plaintiff cited a non-existent state-court decision, "Berg v. Chevrolet Motor Div., 84 Wn.2d 102, 108, 524 P.2d 226 (1974)"; court identified this citation as nonexistent and noted the correct authority was Baughn v. Honda Motor Co.
- Legal Norm
Plaintiff quoted text from RCW 7.72.010(2) that does not exist and altered statutory language (Dkt. 173-1 ¶ 59); court found the quoted provision nonexistent.
- Doctrinal Work
Plaintiff's expert reports (Kababick and Shippee) cite multiple articles that do not exist or are misattributed (court reviewed a table of ~10 such faulty citations and found errors).
False Quotes
- Exhibits & Submissions
Plaintiff cites a purported deposition quote from James Kababick about "post-production degradation of stimulant compounds" that does not appear in the cited transcript; court was unable to find the quote.
- Case Law
Plaintiff quoted language attributed to United States v. Hankey to support an evidentiary proposition, but the quoted phrase does not appear in Hankey.
- Case Law
Plaintiff included two quoted passages attributed to Fair v. King Cnty. that do not appear in the decision the brief cites; court found the quoted language absent.
- Case Law
Plaintiff quoted language not present in In re Washington Mut. (694 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (W.D. Wash. 2009)) and in a 2011 order (2011 WL 1158387); court found the cited phrases absent and that original use was for a different proposition.
- Case Law
Plaintiff quoted language attributed to HSS Enters. v. AMCO Ins. (2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31659) that does not appear in that order (the phrase "harsh sanction" was not found).