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
1,395Cases
837Judge-case associations
551Judges
164Courts
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AI-related case
Seeto v. Kendall
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · May 5, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the phrase “would offer a possible temptation to the average man as a judge to forget the burden of proof” to Withrow v. Larkin, but the court found that language does not appear in Withrow. || Fabricated: Other | Court noted risk that AI research/drafting tools can hallucinate or fabricate legal authority, possibly explaining some of the plaintiff's inaccurate citations. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Bittinger v. Tecumseh Products Co. for the proposition that voluntary engagement with a motion waives procedural objections, but the court found Bittinger (an ERISA/res judicata/privity case) does not support that waiver proposition.
Judges: Jennifer Anna Dorsey
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Harvey v. Torrent Leasing & U.S. Bank
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Dec 15, 2025
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff included a fabricated/incorrect quotation attributed to Nesses v. Shepard; the court identified the quotation as fake. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Flangas v. Perfekt Marketing' but the citation provided corresponded to Lawrence v. Clark County, indicating a miscitation or incorrect authority.
Judges: Jennifer Anna Dorsey
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Preston House v. TH Foods, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Dec 11, 2025
Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited real cases but attributed them to the wrong courts or to propositions those cases do not support. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on multiple nonexistent case citations identified in TH Foods' filing; the court confirmed the cited cases do not exist.
Judges: Jennifer Anna Dorsey
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Jackson v. United States DHS
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Oct 1, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a district-court case called Sorrells v. United States (E.D.N.C.) that the court found does not appear to exist. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff represented McDonnell as holding that 'FOIA does not require the requester to submit the request himself,' but the court found McDonnell actually held the opposite. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a quotation to Jud. Watch (that 'an individual or organization may submit a request on behalf of another person') that the court found does not appear in the cited opinion.
Judges: Jennifer Anna Dorsey
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer v. NAB, LLC, Asia Trinh, and Nicole Brown
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Nevada · Aug 11, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Trinh's brief cited at least one non-existent case; the Secretary flagged it (ECF No. 170 n.1), and the court acknowledged it and warned about AI-generated fake precedent. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Defendants relied on Nken v. Holder's injunction-stay standard to seek a stay of a monetary judgment; the court found that authority inapplicable to FRCP 62(b) stays of money judgments.
Judges: Jennifer Anna Dorsey
