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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AI UseThe plaintiff, proceeding pro se, submitted filings citing multiple nonexistent cases. The court noted patterns typical of ChatGPT hallucinations, referencing studies and prior cases involving AI errors, though the plaintiff did not admit using AI.Hallu…
Judges: Jennifer Louise Rochon
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SC New York addressed alleged AI-generated hallucinations in Dowlah v. Professional Staff Congress.
Judges: J. Kevin Moulton
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AI UseThe appellants’ lawyer submitted an opening brief riddled with hallucinated cases and mischaracterizations. The court did not directly investigate the technological origin but cited the systematic errors as consistent with known AI-generated hallucinati…
Judges: Holly Aiyisha Thomas, Roopali H. Desai, Rosemary Márquez
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AI UseMichael Cohen, former lawyer to Donald Trump but then disbarred, used Google Bard to find case law supporting his motion for early termination of supervised release. He stated he believed Bard was a "super-charged search engine" and was unaware it could…
Judges: Jesse Matthew Furman
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In a footnote, the court held: "The Court notes that citing non-existent case law might potentially warrant sanctions under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11(b) and 11(c). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)–(c). Because the plaintiff is pro se and the Court is dismi…
Judges: James Wesley Hendrix
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AI UseCounsel admitted using ChatGPT to find supporting case law after failing to locate precedent manually. She cited a fictitious case (Matter of Bourguignon v. Coordinated Behavioral Health Servs., Inc., 114 A.D.3d 947 (3d Dep’t 2014)) in the reply brief,…
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S.D. Ohio addressed alleged AI-generated hallucinations in Whaley v. Experian Information Solutions.
Judges: Caroline H. Gentry, Ramona Gail See
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AI UsePlaintiff, acting without counsel, submitted briefing that included multiple fabricated or erroneous judicial citations, likely generated by an AI tool used for research or drafting. While the tool itself is not named, the nature and clustering of error…
Judges: William Paul Johnson
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False Quotes: Case Law | Counsel purported to quote language from Palka v. City of Chicago, but the Court found the cited language does not appear anywhere in that decision. || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited 'Ratzlaf v. Nordstrom, Inc., 968 F.2d 946, 95…
Judges: Brett Harry Ludwig
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AI UseLancaster, filing objections to a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, cited several fabricated case authorities. The Court noted the possibility of reliance on a generative AI tool and explicitly warned Lancaster about future misconduct.Halluc…
Judges: Shalina Deborah Kumar