Prisbrey v. Prisbrey
CA Utah 19 March 2026
- Party
- Lawyer
- AI Tool
- Implied / unconfirmed
Hallucinated Content
Fabricated
- Case Law
Appellate brief included multiple incorrect or nonexistent Utah case citations; the court found four of six cited authorities incorrect and said some citations "appear to be made out of whole cloth."
Misrepresented
- Case Law
Argument section contained several incorrect citations (wrong case names, unrelated authority, incorrect paragraph cites); only one of seven citations in that section was correct according to the court.
Outcome
No sanction or outcome recorded.
Flagged by: Jesse Schaefer.
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