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June 22, 2026 ~ Paul Egan details the fallout after a Michigan attorney cited fake AI-generated cases and what it means for the legal system moving forward.
LANSING, MICH. ~ After using artificial intelligence to file legal briefs that cited court cases that never existed, a Michigan attorney is now facing financial sanctions from the Michigan Court of Appeals and a possible professional misconduct investigation. The attorney, Ronnie Cromer Jr. of Southfield, after also being caught with mistakes in his correction, according to the court, has been referred to the Attorney Grievance Commission.
“There are no case precedents for what kind of sanctions a lawyer should face for this type of misconduct,” Paul Egan said on All Talk. “And so this case could become somewhat important in terms of what kind of standards it sets for future conduct in Michigan.”
The case was about medical malpractice involving a doctor and a hospital who were being sued by Cromer’s client. Court of Appeals Judge Matthew Ackerman, as part of a three-judge panel, ruled in favor of the doctor and hospital, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The Oakland County Circuit Court has taken the case back to review how much Cromer is going to have to personally pay to the defendant’s attorneys.
