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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.

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Taiujuan Burches v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, et al.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · May 11, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff admitted that multiple citations in his Reply were fabricated; court accepted notice of clarification. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court asked for clarification of quoted language Plaintiff attributed to the Fifth Circuit in Will-Drill Resources, suggesting the quotation/source could not be verified. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a purported holding from Hays v. HCA Holdings, Inc.; court requested clarification on the purported holding (source/accuracy unclear). || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 2006 WL 1984362 (E.D. La. July 13, 2006); the court was unable to locate any case matching that Westlaw citation or an order dated July 13, 2006 in the district record.

Judges: Susie Morgan

Monetary SanctionParty using AI: Self-representedRead the decision ↗

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Daniel Gentry v. Calvin Thompson et al.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · Mar 20, 2026

Fabricated: Case Law | Second of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was nonexistent; Court noted unusual bullet-point formatting and counsel's failure to read the cited cases. || Fabricated: Case Law | Third of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist; Court concluded counsel relied on ChatGPT and did not verify the authority. || Fabricated: Case Law | One of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist as cited; Court found it was likely generated by ChatGPT and not checked by counsel. || Fabricated: Case Law | Fourth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was fabricated; the Court treated it as an AI-generated hallucination that went unchecked. || Fabricated: Case Law | Fifth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist; counsel admitted using ChatGPT and failing to confirm the citations' validity. || Fabricated: Case Law | Sixth of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum was nonexistent; Court emphasized attorneys must read and verify every case they cite. || Fabricated: Case Law | Seventh of nine case citations in Defendants' memorandum did not exist as cited; Court found objective Rule 11 violation…

Judges: Carl J. Barbier

Monetary sanction & formal admonishmentParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗

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Robenson Lafontant v. Coolidge-CLK St. Germaine

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · Oct 2, 2025

Counsel admitted he did not verify citations. The court imposed a $1,000 sanction payable personally by counsel, ordered 1 hour CLE on generative AI, and referred him to the Disciplinary Committee.

Judges: Susie Morgan

Monetary Sanction; 1h of CLE; ReferralParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗

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Lee v. R&R Home Care, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · Aug 28, 2025

Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified a fabricated case citation attributed to "Roman Catholic Church of Archdiocese of New Orleans v. Louisiana Health Serv. & Indem. Co., No. 20-1361, 2021 WL 1080684," which does not exist and whose cited Westlaw and docket numbers correspond to unrelated cases. || False Quotes: Case Law | Court found a quoted passage attributed to Hermann Hospital v. MEBA Medical & Benefits Plan (5th Cir.) does not appear in Hermann or any case the court could locate.

Judges: Susie Morgan

Monetary sanction; referralParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗

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Woody Nora v. M & A Transport, Inc., et al.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · Aug 13, 2025

Fabricated: Case Law | Party mashed a real case caption and citation from two different cases || Misrepresented: Case Law || Fabricated: Case Law || Misrepresented: Case Law | "Krapf, a real case, does not address transfer of venue"

Judges: Susie Morgan

Monetary Sanction; 1 hour of CLE on Generative AI; referral to the Disciplinary Committee.Party using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗CSV source ↗

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Herr v. Elos Environmental, LLC

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Louisiana · Aug 11, 2025

False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed the phrase and holding about 'clearly contradicted' sworn testimony to Wilson v. Volkswagen; the court found Wilson contains no such discussion. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a nonexistent E.D. Pa. case; the WL citation retrieves an SEC filing, no case by that name exists, and docket 12-6437 is a different case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a Fifth Circuit decision that does not exist at the given citation; 646 F. App'x 328 is a Fourth Circuit case (Visintine v. Atkinson) and does not address discovery.

Judges: Donna Phillips Currault

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