Attorney in TD Jakes Defamation Case Sanctioned $76K For Using ‘AI Hallucinations’ In Court Documents
The lawyer representing a man alleging sexual abuse by T.D. Jakes was ordered to pay $76,197.63 in attorney fees to Jakes after submitting court documents containing AI-generated falsehoods and fabricated case law, which the judge deemed “clear ethical violations of the highest order.”
Speculation suggests Blackburn used ChatGPT to craft his response and legal arguments, which then went on to just make things up.
These false documents, submitted by attorney Tyrone Blackburn, forced Jakes’ costly legal team to waste time and resources addressing baseless claims, and now Blackburn must pay, per court documents.
“Plaintiff is entitled to reasonable fees expended in responding to the AI-generated hallucinations and other misrepresentations ithe defendant’s Motion To Dismiss briefing. Accordingly, Tyrone Blackburn is hereby ordered to pay the plaintiff $76,197.63 in reasonable attorney fees he incurred for his opposition and sur-reply and briefing within thirty daysof this order. The award reflects $60,806.94 for the opposition and $15,171.69 for the sur-reply, and $219 for reimbursement for the hearing transcript.”
In October 2024, Duane Youngblood, previously the leader of Higher Call World Outreach Church, appeared on Larry Reid Live, alleging that Jakes groomed him as a teenager and attempted to kiss him, an advance Youngblood claims he rejected. Youngblood, a registered sex offender with prior convictions for molesting teenage boys, and his lawyer filed a $6 million lawsuit against Jakes with the help of attorney Tyrone Blackburn, seeking to settle the matter privately and avoid pursuing claims of sexual assault and harassment from four decades ago.
Jakes rejected the offer and countersued for defamation, sparking a legal battle that Youngblood has struggled to defend. Last month, the judge rejected Youngblood’s motion to dismiss the case, during which the court uncovered fraudulent actions by Youngblood’s lawyers. The CP reports:
In an eight-page memorandum order filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Thursday, U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman cited significant fabrications and misrepresentations of caselaw by New York City attorney Tyrone Blackburn, whose client claims that Jakes sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager some 40 years ago. Jakes has denied those allegations.
“While reviewing Blackburn’s briefs, the Court became aware of the fact that they contain wholly fabricated quotations from caselaw — including fabricated quotations from the Court’s own prior opinion. … In addition to including non-existent quotations, the briefs repeatedly misrepresent case law.”
In response to the accusations, Blackburn persisted, again using fabricated quotations and “repeated misrepresentations of actual case law,” leading the judge to conclude, “The Court views Blackburn’s conduct as a clear ethical violation of the highest order.”
Blackburn was arrested last month and charged with assault, harrasment, criminal posession of a weapon and reckless driving for allegedly hitting a process server with his car.
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