AI Abuse Court Cases
Search 691 source-linked cases involving fabricated citations and other AI-generated legal errors.
814 judge-case associations across 549 judges and 187 courts.
Source: Damien Charlotin
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Ford v. Sherwin-Williams
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · Kansas · Mar 31, 2026
The district court identified fabricated citations and quotations in the pro se plaintiff's filings (e.g., a cited Westlaw number and case caption that did not match the cited authority). The court suspected the citations were AI-generated, cautioned the plai…
Judges: Daniel Dale Crabtree
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Heimkes v. Fairhope Motorcoach Resort Condominium Owners Association, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama · Alabama · Mar 31, 2026
Outdated Advice: Overturned Case Law | Relied on Chevron deference as authoritative despite Loper Bright having overruled its application; Court found Eaton misrepresented the status of the law. || Fabricated: Case Law | Multiple citations in Eaton's filings…
Judges: Terry Fitzgerald Moorer
Reprimand; Order to file order in subsequent cases; Bar Referral; Adverse Costs OrderRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Jaii LeShawn Quinones v. Unknown Love, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri · Missouri · Mar 31, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, 628 F.2d 346" for the proposition that arbitrary passport restrictions are unconstitutional; the Court found the reporter cite fabricated and the asserted holding incorrect (real case is Egelho…
Judges: Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk
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Joel A. Rivera v. Triad Properties Corporation, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Mar 31, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | As-filed brief cited 'S.E.C. v. Digital Lightwave' as a D. Utah decision; court found no D. Utah opinion and that the actual M.D. Fla. case did not support the asserted proposition. || False Quotes: Case Law | Brief attributed a spe…
Judges: Anna Marie Manasco
Public Reprimand; Disqualification; Bar Referral; Publication and Notice of Order; Adverse Costs OrderRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Leonard Colbert v. County of Riverside
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · California · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Legal Norm | Opposition included a quoted purported provision of Cal. Gov't Code § 845.4 that the court could not locate in the statute or in any case; court suggested counsel may have used AI and failed to confirm accuracy. || Fabricated: Case La…
Judges: Sheri N. Pym
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Quandel Construction Group, Inc. v. Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · Ohio · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Hunt cited a nonexistent Aerpio case and incorrect citation (wrong case name/number and Westlaw cite); court identified the correct case as Aerpio Pharms., Inc. v. Quaggin, 2019 WL 4717477 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 26, 2019). || False Quotes: Ca…
Judges: Algenon L. Marbley
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Rivera v. Triad Props. Corp.
District Court, N.D. Alabama · Alabama · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Pleading prepared with AI contained hallucinated (fabricated) case citations; court treated as fabricated case-law citations generated by AI and sanctioned the attorney.
Judges: R. David Proctor
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Rosa Maria Cabrera Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Washington · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent district-court decision as precedent; the court found the docket number cited corresponded to a different case and could not locate the cited authority on the district's docket, and ordered show-cause re s…
Judges: Tana Lin
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Staley v. City of Elba, et al.
U.S. District Court · Middle District of Alabama · Alabama · Mar 31, 2026
The court (adopting the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation) observed that Plaintiff's filings included citations to cases and purported quotations that do not exist; Defendants pointed this out in their filing. The observation was noted but did not result in s…
Judges: Bill Lewis