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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Kendle Mardis v. Dealer Loyalty Protection, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · Ohio · Feb 18, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Johnson v. Mitchell, 2:20-cv-1882, 2020 WL 5649609 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 23, 2020)'; defendants and the Court found the case does not exist and flagged it as likely AI-generated.
Judges: Edmund A. Sargus Jr.
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Kennon v. Ashley
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · Kansas · Feb 18, 2026
Plaintiff's counsel repeatedly quoted passages purportedly from defendants' depositions that the court found do not appear in the cited transcript pages; the court treated the pattern as egregious and ordered counsel to show cause under Rule 11.
Judges: John Wesley Broomes
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Shaerica L. Walder v. Experian Information Solutions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · Texas · Feb 18, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff repeatedly cited nonexistent/fictitious cases in her motion for summary judgment; the magistrate judge flagged the fabricated citations and the district court warned that further citation of nonexistent cases could result in s…
Judges: J. Campbell Barker
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In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction Litigation
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · California · Feb 17, 2026
Defendants contended that Dr. Brian Osborne relied on nonexistent academic articles and miscited sources generated by an AI citation tool. Plaintiffs said the errors were formatting miscites from an AI citation tool and were corrected. The Court declined to e…
Judges: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Court declined to exclude the expert based on the AI-generated/incorrect citations; issue reserved for cross-examination; motion to exclude denied.Read the decision ↗ AI-related case
McDowell et al. v. Turpen
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · Colorado · Feb 17, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Pro se defendant cited a non-existent case 'In re Raspanti, 414 B.R. 263 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2009)'; the Court identified the citation as fake and warned about AI-generated content and Rule 9011 compliance.
Judges: Michael E. Romero
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Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. All Season Power LLC, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · California · Feb 13, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited a non-existent (phantom) case in its brief; counsel later admitted the citation was from a non-existent case produced by AI-assisted research and the court noted the error. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff…
Judges: Stephanie Christensen
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In re: Telexfree Securities Litigation
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found plaintiff misquoted Jensen v. Phillips Screw Co. and CQ Int'l Co. v. Rochem Int'l, Inc.; errors noted as part of broader pattern of erroneous citations. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found plaintiff misquoted or re…
Judges: Nathaniel M. Gorton
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Lindsey Newell v. The Law Offices of Travis R. Walker, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · Feb 13, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | The defendants' original response contained an apparent AI-generated hallucination (incorrect/crafted case citation); the Court notified defendants and they withdrew the response.
Judges: Shaniek Mills Maynard
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Merz v. City of Kalama
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Washington · Feb 13, 2026
Merz corrected the Sorensen citation, saying he intended to cite Norg v. City of Seattle, 200 Wn.2d 749 (2023). The court declined to dismiss based solely on the inaccurate citation, noted the replacement authority was not closely analogous, and proceeded to…
Judges: Benjamin Hale Settle
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City of Dickinson v. Helgeson
North Dakota Supreme Court · North Dakota · Feb 12, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Court found the cited State v. Rogers, 2006 ND 85 712 N.W.2d 841 listed by Helgeson did not match the authority he relied on and was among the fictitious citations. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant cited 'State v. Clark, 2012 ND 135,…
Judges: Daniel John Crothers