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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Perry v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Aug 3, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's TRO motion included fabricated case citations and authorities; the court recorded the Commissioner's objection and warned the plaintiff against future fabricated citations. || Misrepresented: Other | Plaintiff's filings contained misrepresentations of authorities or record materials referenced by the Commissioner; the court admonished the plaintiff for such misrepresentations and reiterated prior warning from another court.
Judges: Anna Marie Manasco
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Gideon J. Sipin v. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Jul 22, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited "In re Salamon, 509 B.R. 360, 368 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2014)" for a rule; the court was unable to locate the case and concluded the citation appears fictitious. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiff cited Bank of New York Mellon v. Gales for the proposition that EPTL § 7-2.4 renders certain trustee acts void; the court found Gales neither cites nor discusses EPTL § 7-2.4 and does not announce that rule, so the citation was a misrepresentation.
Judges: Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
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Cornelia O. Barnes v. Frank Williams, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Jun 30, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Court unable to locate Rogers v. Wells Fargo as cited; citation appears fabricated. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Citation to Safeco used to support that automobile dealers are subject to §1681m(a); court found the pin cite and proposition unsupported by Burr. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Citation to Miller relied on for individual liability under ECOA/FCRA, but court found Miller does not support that proposition.
Judges: Corey Landon Maze
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Jackie L. Miller v. Regions Bank
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · May 21, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Purported quotation attributed to Batson v. Salvation Army regarding FMLA adverse action, but the court could not find the quoted language in the cited Eleventh Circuit opinion and concluded it was fabricated. || False Quotes: Case Law | Purported quotation attributed to Holly v. Clairson Indus., but the court's search found no such language in the opinion; court concluded the quotation was fabricated. || False Quotes: Case Law | Purported quotation attributed to EEOC v. St. Joseph’s Hosp., Inc., but the court could not locate the quoted passage in that opinion or other authority; court concluded the quotation was fabricated. || False Quotes: Case Law | Purported quotation attributed to Breen v. Dep’t of Transp., but the court found no such language in the cited D.C. Cir. opinion and concluded the passage was invented.
Judges: Harold Dean Mooty III
DQ from case and court (6 months); Bar ReferralParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
Chapel v. Americredit Financial Services & Experian
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · May 21, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff's filing included a quotation attributed to Brown v. Genesis Healthcare Corp. that the Court could not find in that opinion; Court concluded likely AI-generated. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff's filing included a quotation attributed to Preston v. Ferrer that the Court could not find in that opinion; Court concluded likely AI-generated.
Judges: Madeline Hughes Haikala
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Tunstall v. Alabama Department of Corrections
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Apr 28, 2026
False Quotes: Case Law | Counsel attributed the phrase "'Resign or be fired' scenarios are classic jury questions" to Thomas v. Dillard; the court reviewed Thomas and found no such language, calling the quotation a misattribution/fabrication and warning about Rule 11 implications.
Judges: R. David Proctor
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Bridgett Watson Adams, et al. v. 3M Company
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Apr 20, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited “Jarrod Johnson v. Water Light & Sinking Fund Comm’n…, 74 F.4th 1308, 1313–17 (11th Cir. 2023)” for PFAS-standing language; court found the citation led to unrelated authority and the claimed PFAS discussion does not exist. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs quoted Gonsalvez but the court identified the passage as a misquote/false quote that did not match the actual language of Gonsalvez v. Celebrity Cruises. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs attributed a shortened/altered quotation to Ex parte Abbott Laboratories that materially differed from the actual opinion. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiffs quoted Ex parte McKesson Corporation in a way that the court identified as an inaccurate or edited quotation not matching the opinion's actual language. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs relied on Cook v. Randolph Cty., 573 F.3d 1143, 1150-51 (11th Cir. 2009) to support a Rule 15 amendment entitlement, but Cook concerned remand and summary judgment—not Rule 15 amendment standards; the case was misread/misapplied. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Plaintiffs cited Payton v. Monsanto, 801 So. 2d 829, 835-36 (Ala. 2001) claiming it sup…
Judges: Corey Landon Maze
Bar Referral; DQ; Adverse Costs Order; 3-month suspensionParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ AI-related case
State National Insurance Company, Inc. v. Damon Treadwell, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Mar 26, 2026
Fabricated: Case Law | Filing attributed a quoted passage to Nishimatsu Construction Co. v. Houston National Bank; the court searched the opinion and other sources and found the quotation does not exist; attorney admitted AI use and lack of diligence. || Fabricated: Case Law | Filing attributed a quoted sentence to Whelan v. Abell; the court found no such quotation in that opinion or elsewhere and concluded the sentence was fabricated by AI.
Judges: Harold Dean Mooty III
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Johnson v. Dunn
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · Alabama · Jul 23, 2025
In their Response, Counsel confessed to the use of AI tools in their Response to the OSC.(As recounted by Above the Law, the law firm involved quickly deleted a recent post they made about using AI.)In the Order, the judge prefaced her findings by noting that "Even in cases like this one, where lawyers who cite AI hallucinations accept responsibility and apologize profusely, much damage is done. The opposing party expends resources identifying and exposing the fabrication; the court spends time reviewing materials, holding hearings, deliberating about sanctions, and explaining its ruling; the substance of the case is delayed; and public confidence about the trustworthiness of legal proceedings may be diminished."The court further reasoned that "At the threshold, the court rejects the invitation to consider that actual authorities stand for the proposition that the bogus authorities were offered to support. That is a stroke of pure luck for these lawyers, and one that did not remediate the waste and harm their misconduct wrought. Further, any sanctions discount on this basis would amplify the siren call of unverified AI for lawyers who are already confident in their legal conclusio…
Judges: Anna Marie Manasco
Public reprimand, disqualification from the case, and referral to the BarParty using AI: Represented by counselRead the decision ↗ 