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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Saxena v. Martinez-Hernandez et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Feb 18, 2025
AI UseThe plaintiff submitted citations that were entirely fabricated. When challenged, Saxena denied AI use and insisted the cases existed, offering no evidence. The court concluded either he fabricated the citations or relied on AI and failed to verify them…
Judges: Cristina Dionne Silva
Complaint dismissed with prejudice; no formal AI-related sanction imposed, but dismissal explicitly acknowledged fictitious citations as contributing factorRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Gonzalez v. Texas Taxpayers and Research Association
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · Texas · Jan 29, 2025
In the case of Gonzalez v. Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, the court found that Plaintiff's counsel, John L. Pittman III, included fabricated citations, miscited cases, and misrepresented legal propositions in his response to a motion to dismiss. Pi…
Judges: Robert Lee Pitman
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Fora Financial Asset Securitization v. Teona Ostrov Public Relations
New York County Supreme Court · New York · Jan 24, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Defendant’s reply papers cited non-existent cases; the Court struck those citations and their propositions. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendant’s reply papers included citations that led to different cases than represented; the Cour…
Judges: Lyle E. Frank
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Arajuo v. Wedelstadt et al
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · Wisconsin · Jan 22, 2025
AI UseCounsel admitted using a “new legal research medium”, appears to be a generative AI system or platform capable of generating fictitious case law. Counsel did not deny using AI, but claimed the system may have been corrupted or unreliable. The amended fi…
Judges: William C. Griesbach
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Strike 3 Holdings LLC v. Doe
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · California · Jan 22, 2025
Key Judicial ReasoningMagistrate Judge Sheri Pym found the motion legally deficient on multiple grounds. In addition, she emphasized that counsel must not rely on fake or unverified authority. She cited Mata, Park, Gauthier, and others as cautionary examples…
Judges: Sheri N. Pym
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Strong v. Rushmore Loan Management Services
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska · Nebraska · Jan 15, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited nonexistent cases to argue that joining another party’s motion without separate argument is insufficient. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs mis-cited United States v. Bortnovsky with a fabricated appellate citati…
Judges: John Melvin Gerrard
Motion to dismiss granted; no sanctions imposed, but court warned that repetition could result in sanctions or filing restrictionsRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
O’Brien v. Flick and Chamberlain
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · Jan 10, 2025
AI UseAlthough O’Brien denied deliberate fabrication and described the inclusion of fake citations as a “minor clerical error” or “mix-up,” the court rejected this explanation. The opinion notes that the citations had no plausible source in other filings and…
Judges: Melissa Damian
Case dismissed with prejudice, inter alia for use of fake citations and misrepresentationsRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Postma v. York
Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court · Iowa · Jan 2, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Motion to Compel (D0143) cited a nonexistent case 'Midwest Recovery Servs. v. Cooperatives Ins. Co., 785 N.W.2d 169 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010)'; court could not locate citation and concluded it was likely manufactured. || Fabricated: Case Law…
Judges: Sarah Crane
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Letts v. Avidien Technologies
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · North Carolina · Dec 16, 2024
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Truong v. Mead Johnson & Company, LLC (2016),' which the court was unable to locate. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2013)' to support remand…
Judges: Brian Scott Meyers
