Indiana Federal Judge Sanctions Attorney $7500 for Faulty Case Citations Despite AI Denial

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The case is Davis v. Marion County Superior Court Juvenile Detention Center et al.case number 1:24-cv-01918, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

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Across the country, judges are repeatedly forced to remind attorneys that while AI can accelerate drafting, it cannot replace due diligence. The embarrassment of having to explain phantom cases in court, combined with the financial sting of sanctions, is pushing law firms to look for safer, more reliable ways to integrate AI into their workflow.

This is where new platforms are quietly emerging. One such effort is the development of Advanced Drafting, Analysis & Methods (A.D.A.M.), a legal AI-agent currently being built with templates designed to prevent hallucinations and flag unverifiable citations before filings ever reach the court’s docket. With built-in human oversight to validate AI output, the idea is to give lawyers a protective layer that keeps them in compliance with professional standards while still benefiting from the speed of generative tools.

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