June 11, 2026
Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Two
The Rule of Quinteros v. Harbor Distributing is that attorneys bear ultimate responsibility for the accuracy and reliability of briefs they file with the court and cannot avoid sanctions by delegating work to contract attorneys who use fabricated AI-generated citations and false quotations, under circumstances where the opposition contained non-existent case citations, fabricated quotations, and blatant misrepresentations of controlling authority.
February 27, 2026
Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight
The Rule of Benjamin Woodhouse v. The State Bar of California et al. is that trial courts have inherent authority to dismiss complaints that assert fantastic, delusional, or fanciful scenarios that have no arguable basis in law or fact, and may declare such plaintiffs vexatious litigants, under circumstances where the complaint presents allegations that no reasonable person would classify as within the realm of possibility.