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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San Antonio Independent School District v. Laura Becerra (as Next Friend of J.C.)
Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Texas · Aug 5, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited a non-existent opinion styled 'Alief Independent School District v. Lozano, 543 S.W.3d 118 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018, pet. denied)'; court could not locate any such opinion and found the citation fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited 'Hoffman v. ESD 48, No. 01-14-00676-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2015, pet. denied)'; court found no such appellate opinion under that style or cause number and treated it as fabricated. || Fabricated: Case Law | Brief cited 'Neely v. West Orange-Cove Consol. ISD, No. 09-17-00196-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2018, no pet.)'; court determined the cited cause number and style did not correspond to an opinion on the subject cited and classified it as fabricated. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Brief cited 'Cutrer v. Tarrant County College District, 943 F.3d 265 (5th Cir. 2019)'; court found the citation conflated or misstyled a real Fifth Circuit employment-discrimination opinion and that the decision does not support the school-law proposition advanced.
Judges: Dennise Garcia, Lori I. Valenzuela
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Shaddai Harris v. Nadia Lyotard and Mitchell Sadler
Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Texas · Jun 12, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's initial brief contained at least four fabricated case citations and numerous citations that did not support the propositions asserted; the court struck the brief and ordered an amended brief. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's reply brief contained at least two hallucinated (fabricated) citations and multiple mischaracterizations of cited cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellees' brief identified at least one hallucinated citation in appellant's filings and noted multiple instances where holdings were misrepresented.
Judges: Cynthia M. Barbare, Mike Lee
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Fofanah v. Rockwall Rental Properties
Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Texas · Apr 15, 2026
Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellants relied on Khan v. GBAK Properties, Inc. for a notice-of-default proposition the opinion does not support; the court noted the citation does not stand for the asserted proposition. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Multiple other opinions cited in appellants' reply brief did not support the propositions for which they were offered; the court noted at least four such misstatements. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellants cited 'Jones v. American Real Estate Services, LLC' as an opinion of this court; extensive searches found no such opinion and the court described the citation as hallucinated.
Judges: Mike Lee
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Rochon Eidsvig & Rochon Hafer v. JGB Collateral
Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Texas · Jun 12, 2025
"Regardless of whatever resources are used to prepare a party’s brief, every attorney has an ongoing responsibility to review and ensure the accuracy of filings with this and other courts. This includes checking that all case law cited in a brief actually exists and supports the points being made. It is never acceptable to rely on software or technology—no matter how advanced—without reviewing and verifying the information. The use of AI or other technology does not excuse carelessness or failure to follow professional standards.Technology can be helpful, but it cannot replace a lawyer’s judgment, research, or ethical responsibilities. The practice of law changes with the use of new technology, but the core duties of competence and candor remain the same. Lawyers must adapt to new tools without lowering their standards."
Judges: Nancy Kennedy
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