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
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837Judge-case associations
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Mohamed Hussain et al. v. Mansoor Quraishi et al.
SC Connecticut · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | The court identified multiple case citations in the brief that did not exist and labeled them as AI-generated/fabricated; court listed eight problematic citations in its order to show cause (Docket Entry 123). || False Quotes: Case Law | The court found quotations attributed to cases in the brief that the court determined did not exist in the cited authorities (false quotes generated by AI). || Misrepresented: Case Law | The brief contained incorrect or misleading citations that misrepresented precedent or pointed to the wrong authorities; court noted citation errors in the order to show cause.
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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: Case Law | Hunt included three direct quotations attributed to the (mis)cited Aerpio decision that do not appear in the actual Aerpio v. Quaggin opinion; court found only the phrase "inextricably intertwined" actually appears in the real case. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Hunt cited the wrong Vaughn case name and provided an unrelated case number; court found the error was wrong in form though the quoted substance was unchanged.
Judges: Algenon L. Marbley
Bar Referral; DQ; Adverse Costs Order; 3-month suspensionParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Edward C. Allen v. Western Governors University, et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Mar 31, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the quote "both baseless and made without a reasonable and competent inquiry" to Christian v. Mattel; court found no such quote in that opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the quote "a reasonable attorney in like circumstances could believe his actions to be factually and legally justified" to Cooter & Gell; court found no such quote in that Supreme Court opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a leniency-for-pro-se quote to Warren v. Guelker, but the case contains no such quote and its holding is to the contrary; court found the attribution false. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the quote "Rule 11 is not intended as a vehicle for intimidation or punishment for minor pleading errors" to Hudson; court found no such quote or holding in that opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted the Supreme Court as cautioning against using Rule 11 "as a bar to the courthouse door" and cited Cooter & Gell at 393; court found no such quote in that opinion as used. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Sineneng-Smith and claimed it "acknowledg[ed] appellate errata" in a cited…
Judges: Richard Franklin Boulware II
Case dismissed with prejudice; Adverse Costs OrderParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Rushing v. Rushing et al. and Christ Temple Apostolic Church-Fridley
CA Minnesota · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 31, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law
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CA greenlighted dismissal of case for AI misuseAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
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 were fabricated or did not exist; Court and Defendant found citations that either do not exist or do not match the referenced names. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited existing cases but attributed propositions or quotes those cases did not contain; Court's independent review found misrepresentations/false quotations of authorities.
Judges: Terry Fitzgerald Moorer
Reprimand; Order to file order in subsequent cases; Bar Referral; Adverse Costs OrderParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
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 sanctions.
Judges: Tana Lin
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Zavadovsky v. Republic of Austria, et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed a fabricated quotation to United States v. Microsoft Corp.; the court found the quotation to be fake. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited a fabricated quotation attributed to Apotex, Inc. v. FDA; the court identified the quotation as fake. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited Thomas v. Patton with a quotation the court found to be fabricated or falsely attributed. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited Young v. District of Columbia, 752 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2010), which the court determined does not exist. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed a fake quotation to Miller v. Fortune Ins. Co.; the court flagged the quotation as false. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs misrepresented the holding of Foremost-McKesson, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran; the court noted the mischaracterization. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs misrepresented the holding of Wheat v. United States; the court observed the misrepresentation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited Beaucage v. Beaucage, 583 So.2d 846 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), a case the court found to be nonexistent.
Judges: Rudolph Contreras
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Ella and Ramin LLC v. Travelers Insurance Company
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Illinois · Mar 31, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Harris v. One Hope United, Inc., 28 N.E.3d 804 (Ill. 2015) for the proposition that parent and subsidiary may be treated as a single entity, but the case concerns discovery privilege and does not support that corporate-law proposition (misapplied precedent). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff repeatedly cited 'Heritage Common Partners v. Village of Summit' with 2009 Illinois reporter citations that the court could not locate; court found no Illinois case by that name and the only reported federal opinions by that name were from 1990–1991 and unrelated to the cited propositions.
Judges: Andrea Robin Wood
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Joel A. Rivera v. Triad Properties Corporation, et al.
N.D. Alabama · Jurisdiction not recorded · 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 specific quotation to Am. Fed'n of Lab. & Cong. of Indus. Orgs. v. City of Miami, but the quoted language does not appear in that opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited Belcher v. Birmingham Tr. Nat'l Bank for a broad fiduciary-duty proposition; court found the cited page contained only headnotes addressing partnerships/corporations, not the asserted rule. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs relied on Jordan v. Mitchell to support an equitable-rule proposition; court explained Jordan did not address that issue and was distinguishable. || False Quotes: Case Law | A quotation attributed to Ex parte Reindel appeared nowhere in that decision; the court determined the quoted passage was not found in Reindel. || Fabricated: Case Law | Citation to '293 So. 3d 930' / 'Skinner v. Beemer' claimed to support notice-pleading; court found no such authority on point and that 293 So.3d 930 corresponds to Ex parte K.W., not…
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Public Reprimand; Disqualification; Bar Referral; Publication and Notice of Order; Adverse Costs OrderAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗CSV source ↗ 