Judge Rebukes AI Use By Plaintiff In Counterfeiting Suit Against New Balance

( December 5, 2025, 12:49 PM EST) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An “experienced” pro se litigant’s response to New Balance Athletics Inc.’s motion to dismiss his trademark infringement suit was riddled with factual errors, thanks to his use of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) program in drafting the response, an Arkansas federal judge held; the judge struck the response to the motion but also denied the motion itself....