AI Abuse Court Cases

Search 691 source-linked cases involving fabricated citations and other AI-generated legal errors.

814 judge-case associations across 549 judges and 187 courts.

Source: Damien Charlotin

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Jorge A. Zea v. National Association of REALTORS

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · Mar 24, 2026

False Quotes: Case Law | Response contains fabricated quotations and paraphrases attributed to real cases across multiple pages; Court found quotations and legal concepts were fake and unreliable. || Misrepresented: Doctrinal Work | Advanced an AI-invented do…

Judges: William Matthewman

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Crespo v. Tesla, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · Jun 30, 2025

In the case of Crespo v. Tesla, Inc., the pro se plaintiff, Leonardo Crespo, submitted discovery motions containing fabricated case citations and a false quote, which were identified as potentially generated by AI. The court ordered Crespo to show cause for t…

Judges: William Matthewman

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Versant Funding v. Teras Breakbulk Ocean Navigation Enterprises

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Florida · May 20, 2025

AI UseFirst Counsel, who had not previously used AI for legal work, used an unspecified AI tool to assist with drafting a response. He failed to verify the citation before submission. Second Counsel, as local counsel, filed the response without checking the c…

Judges: William Matthewman

Joint and several liability for Plaintiff’s attorneys' fees and costs incurred in addressing the hallucinated citation; CLE requirement on AI ethics; Monetary finesRead the decision ↗