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# California Judge Fines State Farm Lawyer $999\.99 for AI Fake Citations

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**Published:** 2026-09-15T06:03:12.000Z
**Category:** Legal
**Topics:** regulation, safety, court, llm

## Summary

An attorney representing State Farm was ordered by a California judge to pay a financial sanction for submitting legal filings with fictitious case references\.…

## Sources

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