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
551Judges
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1,395 cases found · 10 maximum per page
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Slay v. Ross
CA Georgia · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 9, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Waller v. Waller, 288 Ga. 164, 164-165 (2010), which the court found to be fictitious; court noted as an example of AI-generated bogus citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Johnson v. Johnson, 286 Ga. 720, 721 (2010), which the court found to be fictitious; cited as part of the pattern of hallucinated cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited Durden v. Barron, 287 Ga. 858 (2010), which the court determined does not actually exist and flagged as a bogus citation. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited In re Waitz, 255 Ga. 474 (1986), which the court identified as another nonexistent authority in the brief.
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Dewayne Clark v. CoreCivic
W.D. Oklahoma · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 6, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted Garrison v. Gambro as stating summary judgment is a "drastic remedy" to be granted "with caution;" the court found Garrison does not contain that language or proposition. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Tuckel v. Glover as recognizing unavailability where an inmate is "so sick" or incapacitated; the court found Tuckel does not include the quoted language or reflect that proposition. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff's citation to Lemons v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs. in his Surreply was incorrect per the court (citation error/misrepresentation). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Braham v. Cty. of Washington, No. 2:19-CV01128, 2020 WL 1166395, at *6, but the court could not locate any such case or citation, suggesting a fabricated citation. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Jones v. Bock for the proposition that the defendant bears the burden of proving availability of administrative remedies; the court noted Jones does not support that proposition.
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Kim Elizabeth Harwell v. WestCare Nevada, Inc.
D. Nevada · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 6, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent case 'Estate of Saila v. Circle K Corp.' in support of negligence; court could not find the case and noted the citation numbers corresponded to unrelated cases.
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Andre Lamont Goddard, Jr. v. City University of Seattle
D. DC · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 6, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited decision and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court could not locate the cited case and found it likely fabricated; citation does not support plaintiff's proposition.
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Zack Jones v. Target Corporation
D. Oregon · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 6, 2026
Recommendations are here, and were later adopted.
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Recommended granting terminating sanctions and dismissal of the caseAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Self-representedOpen source record ↗ AI-related case
Hatch v. College Ave Student Loans
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Illinois · Mar 6, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited Jones v. TransUnion, LLC; the Court was unable to find the cited decision and directed counsel to provide the opinion or a sworn declaration about how the brief was generated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's counsel cited Horan v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC to support arguments; the Court could not locate the opinion and ordered counsel to produce a true and accurate copy or explain how the citation was located.
Judges: Mary Margaret Rowland
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Kattom v. Bondi
W.D. Louisiana · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 6, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Memorandum cited cases that did not exist; Court found multiple fabricated case citations generated in the filing. || False Quotes: Case Law | Memorandum included incorrect quotations attributed to cases; Court identified several incorrect quotations in the filing.
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Monetary sanctionAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Lawand Hill v. Sloppy Vinyl, LLC, et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · New Jersey · Mar 5, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Duff v. Trenton Beverage Co., 73 A.2d 578 (1950) for the proposition that a contract 'never becomes binding' if a condition precedent is not completed; the court found the quoted language does not appear in Duff. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Mazziotti v. Allstate Ins. Co., 240 N.J. Super. 173, 180 (App. Div. 1990) to support a New Jersey-law proposition; the court found this citation to be incorrect (actual reported Mazziotti is 695 A.2d 1010 (Conn. 1997)) and the quoted language does not appear in the Connecticut case. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Jordan v. Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, 20 F.3d 1250 (3d Cir. 1994) for the proposition that a district court 'may not consider matters extraneous to the pleadings' on a motion to dismiss; the court found that quoted language does not appear in Jordan.
Judges: Brian R. Martinotti
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Joan Pablo Torres Campos v. Leslie Ann Munoz
CA California · Jurisdiction not recorded · Mar 5, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Court and counsel cited 'Marriage of Twigg' as authority on prioritizing parties' emotional well‑being in custody; Twigg does not exist and the citation "34 Cal.3d 926" and parallel citations provided by counsel were fabricated. Court found reliance on this nonexistent authority and counsel later admitted Twigg was fictitious. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Counsel cited 'In re Marriage of Teegarden' with an incorrect citation/year and attributed a holding about emotional well‑being and pet custody that the real 1986 Teegarden decision did not hold; the citation and asserted holding were misrepresented.
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Monetary sanction; Bar referralAttribution unresolvedParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ 