AI Abuse Court Cases
Search 1,395 source-linked cases involving fabricated citations and other AI-generated legal errors.
837 judge-case associations across 551 judges and 164 courts.
Source: Damien Charlotin
1,395Cases
837Judge-case associations
551Judges
164Courts
1,395 cases found · 10 maximum per page
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In re Lisa Cato
D. D.C. (Bankruptcy) · Jurisdiction not recorded · Jul 10, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | The Motion included fabricated quotations and incorrect citations; the court observed these were not first-time errors and undermined the movant's arguments and may violate Rule 9011. || Fabricated: Case Law | The Motion contained fabricated legal citations and misstatements of law; the court referenced a prior order (ECF No. 83) noting continued use of hallucinated caselaw.
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Motion for Sanctions deniedAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Teresa Jewel Whitten v. Kristopher Brian Everitt
Kentucky Court of Appeals · Kentucky · Jul 10, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found the appellant's citation to this case and the quoted proposition are not supported by the decision she cited (mischaracterization of Rankin). || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found this citation does not appear to exist after an exhaustive search and labeled it a hallucinated AI-generated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found this citation does not appear to exist after an exhaustive search and labeled it a hallucinated AI-generated citation. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court determined the appellant mischaracterized the holdings of this existing case; the opinion does not support the proposition she attributed to it. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court noted the appellant provided an incorrect Westlaw citation for this unpublished opinion and that the opinion does not support the claimed proposition.
Judges: Annette C. Karem
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Del Biaggio v. Bansen
CA California (4d) · Jurisdiction not recorded · Jul 10, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief misidentified and misstated Guinn (cited as 'Guinn v. Dotco, Inc., 27 Cal.App.4th 262') and described it as involving a contractual fee provision when it concerned statutory authority. || False Quotes: Case Law | Opening brief attributed a definitive statement endorsing paralegal fee recovery to Gorman that does not appear in the opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Opening brief purported to quote PLCM with two specific passages endorsing paralegal fee recovery; court found no such language in PLCM and that PLCM did not address paralegal fees.
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Monetary SanctionAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
John P. Chapman v. Officer Decker et al.
S.D. Illinois · Jurisdiction not recorded · Jul 10, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Gutierrez v. Kermon, 722 F.3d 1003, 1011 (7th Cir. 2013) for the proposition that de minimis injuries do not rise to a constitutional violation; the Court found Gutierrez did not address that proposition as cited. || Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants cited Estate of Allen v. City of Chicago, No. 16-cv-8094, 2018 WL 4495982, at *4 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 19, 2018); the Court found this case does not exist (fabricated citation). || Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Williams v. Rodriguez, 509 F.3d 392, 401 (7th Cir. 2007) for a causation proposition; the Court found that opinion did not address causation as defendants claimed. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants cited Houskins v. Sheahan, 549 F.3d 480, 495 (7th Cir. 2008) for causation-related support; the Court found Houskins did not address that issue as cited.
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Birsingh v. Little Wheel, LLC, et al.
M.D. Pennsylvania · Jurisdiction not recorded · Jul 10, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a purported Third Circuit case to support judicial-admission principles; the court found no such case exists and the pin cite points to unrelated material. || Misrepresented: Legal Norm | Plaintiff (via GAI) treated 4 Pa. C.S. § 13A03 as creating a felony for 'proxy gambling'; the court found the statute governs temporary gaming regulations and does not create any felony offense.
Judges:
Warning; Case dismissed with prejudiceAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Akerlund v. Atlas Air, Inc., et al.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · National federal courts · Jul 10, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this case as authority; the court found the citation to be a nonexistent, hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this district-court opinion; the court determined it was a hallucinated citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this case as authority; the court found the citation to be a nonexistent, hallucinated case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this purported Middle District of Florida opinion; the court found it did not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this alleged Eleventh Circuit or other appellate opinion; the court determined it was fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this Florida appellate opinion (appeared in multiple filings with inconsistent attribution); the court found the citation was hallucinated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this purported Florida Fourth DCA opinion in a reply; the court found it was fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited this district-court opinion (D. Colo.); the court concluded the citation was a hallucination.
Judges: Britt Cagle Grant, Embry Jerode Kidd, Robin Stacie Rosenbaum
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Holmes v. Cape Meadows Apartments HRMS
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri · Missouri · Jul 10, 2026
The court determined Plaintiff's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order was apparently drafted using generative AI and contained bracketed placeholders and a fabricated case citation ("Corrigan v. City of Scottsdale, 720 F.3d 513, 520 (9th Cir. 2013)"). The court noted this raised Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 concerns but, for judicial efficiency, addressed the motion on the merits, denied the TRO, and dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). No professional sanctions or monetary penalties were imposed related to the fabricated citation.
Judges: Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr.
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Cartagena v. Dixon, Blackburn, and T.A. Blackburn Law (2)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · New York · Jul 10, 2026
The Court found that attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn repeatedly used quotation marks for language that does not appear in the cases he cited (including at least 17 instances) and defended that practice as paraphrase. Opposing counsel (Roc Nation) flagged these apparent AI-generated citation errors, and the Court independently verified the quotations. Citing prior orders and sanctions (including a $5,000 sanction in Jakes v. Youngblood), the Court concluded Blackburn's conduct evidenced a pattern of fabricating quotations, granted the motion to strike his filing, deemed the sanctions motion unopposed, and referred Blackburn to the Grievance Committee. The Court emphasized the obligation to accurately quote and cite authority and noted refusal to accept paraphrases presented as verbatim quotations.
Judges: Jennifer E. Willis
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In the Interest of Q.C. and P.C., Children
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals · Texas · Jul 9, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Opening brief included a citation to a nonexistent case; court flagged the citation as nonexistent and treated it as part of the brief's procedural deficiencies. || False Quotes: Case Law | Amended opening brief quoted statements not found in the cited authorities; court found the brief cited to portions of case law 'that did not exist' and included quotations 'nowhere to be found' in the cited cases.
Judges: Bonnie Sudderth, Dabney Bassel, J. Wade Birdwell
