STRAUB v. HENDERSON 24 2016 (2026)

Affirmed. See Clerk of Ct. & Comptroller for 13th Jud. Cir., Hillsborough Cnty. v. Rangel, No. 2D2024-1772, ––– So.3d ––––, ––––, 2025 WL 2486314, at *2 (Fla. 2d DCA Aug. 29, 2025) (“[T]he dangers of relying on generative artificial intelligence have been discussed in the media, in legal publications, and in court opinions.”); Takefman v. Pickleball Club, LLC, 418 So. 3d 826, 827 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (“We write, however, to address an issue of growing concern—the proliferation of fake or hallucinated case citations in court filings․ Opposing counsel, and the court, should not have to parse case citations and parentheticals to discern whether cases exist, and if so, if they stand for the propositions asserted.”), reh'g denied (Sept. 11, 2025); Goya v. Hayashida, 418 So. 3d 652, 655 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) (“An attempt to persuade a court or oppose an adversary by relying on fake opinions is an abuse of the adversary system.” (quoting Park v. Kim, 91 F.4th 610, 615 (2d Cir. 2024))); see also Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, 399 So. 3d 1185, 1187-88 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (dismissing pro se appellant's appeal and imposing sanctions for filing briefs that contained “fictitious and nonexistent case law”).

PER CURIAM.

LUCAS, C.J., and NORTHCUTT and ATKINSON, JJ., Concur.