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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Suiter v. GM - General Motors, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · Virginia · Mar 12, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Suiter cited numerous case authorities that the court found to be fabricated or nonexistent; GM moved to strike the filings on that basis. || False Quotes: Case Law | Suiter included quotations attributed to cited cases that the court determined do not appear in those cases (nonexistent quotes). || Misrepresented: Case Law | Court observed that several cited cases were mischaracterized or quoted inaccurately, reflecting characteristics of generative-AI outputs.
Judges: Jasmine Hyejung Yoon
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Donaghy v. Zoning Bd. of Review of the Town of North Kingstown
SC Rhode Island · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 12, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Appellant's brief attributes a sentence to Town of Smithfield v. Fanning (cited as from page 942) that the court found does not appear in the opinion; characterized as an inaccurate/likely AI-generated quotation. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant cited Duffy v. Milder to support an argument about a photography business in a residential area, but the court observed Duffy concerns a horse stable and equestrian center, making the citation inaccurate or misleading.
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In re Scott Mitchell Obeginski
Texas 9th Court of Appeals · Texas · Mar 12, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Relator repeatedly cited fictitious case authorities in filings; trial court found the citations were fabricated and imposed sanctions requiring future filings to include copies of cited authorities highlighted.
Judges: Kent Chambers, Scott Golemon
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Bolden v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co (In re: Eric Chibueze Nwaubani)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · National federal courts · Mar 11, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent cited 'Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Jackson' in his opening brief; the panel determined the opinion does not exist and that respondent later said he meant to cite Darden but omitted that argument in a revised brief. || Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent cited 'Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Glencore Ltd.' in his reply brief; the panel found no such published appellate opinion and respondent later supplied an unrelated CFTC administrative proceeding. || Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent cited 'In re Acres Properties, Inc.' in his reply brief; the panel found that citation to be nonexistent and that the cases respondent said he meant to cite were different and of minimal relevance.
Judges: Allison Jones Rushing, Melanie L. Cradle and
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Dillon v. Myles Stephenson, et al.
W.D. Oklahoma · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 11, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Court found reporter citation incorrect; a case with the same name exists but the cited reporter and proposition are incorrect/misrepresented. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found citation does not exist and is unrelated to the GTCA. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court found citation does not exist and is unrelated to the GTCA.
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Traver v. General Motors Financial Company Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs' Opposition cited this case; the Court's research concluded it does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs' Opposition cited this case; the Court's research concluded it does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs' Opposition cited this case; the Court's research concluded it does not exist.
Judges: Angel Kelley
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Samantha Roussell v. The Bank of New York Mellon
CA Florida · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 11, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited thirteen cases that do not exist; the court expressly disregarded these fabricated cases. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant cited nine existing cases but attributed propositions to them that they do not support; the court noted these misrepresentations.
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Kateryna Maslovska v. Ekaterina Shigabetdinova
Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County · Illinois · Mar 11, 2026
Appellate court found briefs from the parties contained six AI-style citations (four from defendant, two from plaintiff) that either did not exist or did not support the propositions for which they were cited. The court cautioned compliance with the Illinois Supreme Court Policy on AI but imposed no sanctions and affirmed the judgment due to an inadequate record on appeal.
Judges: Jeffery G. Chrones
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Checks Aciek Ateny Nai v. National Asset Mortgage, LLC, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan · Michigan · Mar 11, 2026
Fabricated: Legal Norm | Counsel for NAM included a fabricated quotation altering the language of 12 U.S.C. § 2614 in NAM's Brief in Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 117); quotation materially changed statute's plain meaning. || Fabricated: Legal Norm | Same fabricated quotation of 12 U.S.C. § 2614 repeated in NAM's Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 132); Plaintiff had previously notified NAM of the inaccuracy.
Judges: Jane Marie Beckering
Order to Show Cause satisfied; court declined to impose Rule 11 sanctions.Party using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Donte McClellon v. E. Rickard, Warden of FCI Otisville, et al.
S.D. New York · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 11, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Petitioner’s reply cited at least three judicial opinions that do not exist; Magistrate Judge Moses identified these as likely AI-generated fabricated cases. || False Quotes: Case Law | Petitioner included fake quotations and citations attributed to judicial opinions; the court noted the presence of 'fake quotes and citations' consistent with AI hallucination.
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