Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter v. Bucks County Community College
The case
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter v. Bucks County Community College, No. 1172 C.D. 2025 (Pa. Commw. Ct.), opinion filed December 5, 2025, 2025 WL 3491625. Copy of primary document: `~/workspace/goals/ai-sanctions-case-monitoring/files/sources/D-117-associated-builders-v-bucks-county.pdf`. Source URL: https://www.damiencharlotin.com/documents/1140/Associated_Builds_v._Bucks_County_USA_5_December_2025.pdf
What happened
The opinion states that the College's initial brief contained AI-generated case citations and AI-generated factual representations. By order of November 24, 2025, the court denied the College leave to amend, struck the initial brief, and refused to consider it. The opinion does not name the responsible attorney.
The rule and the sanction
The court treated the AI-generated citations and factual representations as a violation of the duty of accuracy owed to the court. Sanction imposed: the brief was struck and not considered. This opinion is the primary source reporting the previously imposed strike order.
How it could have been avoided
(a) Check every citation and every factual representation in a brief against the record and a legal database before filing. (b) When a brief is found to contain AI-generated content, correct it promptly rather than defending it; amendment was denied here.