Fifth Circuit Explains How (Not) to Use AI in Briefing

Joining the ever-increasing ranks of courts across the country, the Fifth Circuit recently confronted the problem of AI‑hallucinated quotations and citations in a legal brief. In Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., No. 25-20086 (5th Cir. Feb. 18, 2026), the court — in an opinion by Chief Judge Elrod, joined by Judges Smith and Wilson — sanctioned counsel $2,500 after concluding that she used generative AI...... By: Hicks Johnson