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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Medal v. Amazon.com Services, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Washington · Mar 4, 2026
Fabricated: Legal Norm | Plaintiffs repeatedly cited '21 U.S.C. § 343(r)(6)(D)', but that subsection does not exist; Plaintiffs' counsel admitted the citation arose from insufficiently supervised LLM use and the court called the inclusion unacceptable.
Judges: John Hyungseung Chun
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Ligeri v. Amazon.com Services
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Washington · Jul 30, 2025
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a C.D. Cal. case to oppose consolidation; the Court found the case does not exist and the Westlaw cite leads to a Florida state-court filing. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed language to Hall v. Hall about consolidation and reassignment; the Court stated the quoted text does not appear in that opinion.
Judges: John Hyungseung Chun
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Beenshoof v. Chin
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Washington · May 15, 2025
AI UseThe plaintiff, proceeding pro se, cited “Darling v. Linde, Inc., No. 21-cv-01258, 2023 WL 2320117 (D. Or. Feb. 28, 2023)” in briefing. The court stated it could not locate the case in any major legal database or via internet search and noted this could trigger Rule 11 sanctions if not based on a reasonable inquiry. The ruling cited Saxena v. Martinez-Hernandez as a cautionary example involving AI hallucinations, suggesting the court suspected similar conduct here.
Judges: John Hyungseung Chun
No sanction imposed; court reminded Plaintiff of Rule 11 obligationsParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗