The AI Catastrophe: How It Unfolded
The legal disaster began when Kachouroff filed what appeared to be a standard opposition motion on February 25, 2025. However, when Judge Wang questioned the numerous citation errors during a pretrial conference, a troubling pattern emerged.
Under direct questioning from the court, Kachouroff made a damaging admission: “Not initially. Initially, I did an outline for myself, and I drafted a motion, and then we ran it through AI.” When Wang pressed further about verification, asking if he “double checked the citations once it was run through artificial intelligence,” Kachouroff’s response was devastating: “Your Honor, I personally did not check it. I am responsible for it not being checked.”
Even more concerning, Kachouroff claimed the error-laden document was filed by accident – a “draft” version. Yet Judge Wang found that the supposedly “final” version he intended to file contained additional substantive errors, suggesting a complete breakdown in quality control procedures.