{"id":371,"date":"2025-07-08T15:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:51:32","slug":"mypillow-ceo-mike-lindells-attorneys-fined-for-inaccurate-ai-generated-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindells-attorneys-fined-for-inaccurate-ai-generated-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell&#8217;s attorneys fined for inaccurate, AI-generated brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nxs-video-iframe\" data-frame-src=\"10872818\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.thehill.com\/nxs-video-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\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>DENVER (<a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindells-attorneys-sanctioned-for-inaccurate-ai-generated-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KDVR<\/a>) \u2013 Two attorneys who were representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation case in Denver are facing thousands of dollars in fines for <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindells-legal-team-accused-of-submitting-inaccurate-ai-generated-brief-to-colorado-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submitting an inaccurate, AI-generated brief to the court in April.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The McSweeny Synkar and Kachouroff PLLC law firm and attorney Christopher Kachouroff are facing &#8220;jointly and severally&#8221; a sanction of $3,000. 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The court began by asking Kachouroff if the motion was generated by generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not initially. Initially, I did an outline for myself, and I drafted a motion, and then we ran it through AI,&#8221; Kachouroff reportedly told the court. <\/p>\n<p>He was also asked if he had double-checked citations from the brief. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your Honor, I personally did not check it. I am responsible for it not being checked,&#8221; Kachouroff told the court, according to the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Wang said she did not extend the sanctions to the defendants in the case \u2014 which would include Mike Lindell \u2014 because Kachouroff said he did not tell his clients he was using AI tools in his work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/politics\/ap-politics\/ap-jury-finds-leading-proponent-of-the-big-lie-defamed-former-voting-equipment-employee\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\tThe defamation case against Mike Lindell: What was he accused of?\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The defamation case against Lindell concluded last month, after a jury found that Lindell made multiple defamatory statements against Eric Coomer,\u00a0a former employee of Denver-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fox-news-dominion-defamation-voting-machines-arizona-921a9a45f3622c54ba62f2f642b6c38d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dominion Voting Systems<\/a>, in regards to the results of the 2020 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>On May 9, 2021, Lindell attacked voting machine companies and then said Coomer was a traitor. In another statement, on April 6, 2022, Lindell accused Coomer of being \u201cpart of the biggest crime this world has ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The jury cleared Lindell of defaming Coomer eight other times for statements made by both himself and others who appeared on his online media platform.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER (KDVR) \u2013 Two attorneys who were representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation case in Denver are facing thousands of dollars in fines for submitting an inaccurate, AI-generated brief to the court in April. The McSweeny Synkar and Kachouroff PLLC law firm and attorney Christopher Kachouroff are facing &#8220;jointly and severally&#8221; a sanction of $3,000. Attorney Jennifer DeMaster is also facing a $3,000 fine for the matter. 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