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Every incident where a lawyer got caught filing AI-fabricated citations. The Hall of Shame.

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Incidents tracked
265
Incidents in 2026
$2,417,608
In fines, where reported
214 of 858 report an amount

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Incidents per month

Last 18 months of published incidents, by the date of the court's order.

Apr 2025 Sep 2026

Charting 450 of 858 incidents; the rest are undated or fall outside this window.

Blamed by name

ChatGPT 151 Claude 9 CoCounsel 8 Copilot 8 Gemini 8 Lexis+ AI 6 AI-assisted legal software 4 Westlaw Precision 4 ChatGPT-4o 2 ChatOn 2 Eve 2 Google AI 2 LEAP 2 Perplexity AI 2 AI Overviews 1 Archie 1 Centient AI 1 ChatGPT-4 1 ClearBrief 1 CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, Google Gem 1 Descrybe.ai 1 First Drafts 1 GPT-3.5 1 Ghostwriter Legal 1 Google Scholar 1 Grammarly 1 Grok 1 Irys 1 Legal Genius 1 LegalAI 1 MX2.law 1 OpenCase 1 Strongsuit 1 vLex Fastcase 1

Counts only incidents where the filing court or the reporting named the tool.

Hall of Shame

All Fined 251 Caught, not sanctioned 199 Warned 125 Referred to the bar 101 Reprimanded 86 Outcome unclear 56 Filing dismissed 37 Suspension 2 Upcoming sanction 1
Referred to the bar
A New York Commercial Division decision in Jennie imposed fees and disciplinary referrals after lawyers failed to proofread AI-assisted filings containing fabricated cases or misquoted authorities.
Jennie · New York Commercial Division · NY
insidetechlaw.com ↗
The file →
  • Jennie was a New York Commercial Division incident mentioned by the page.
  • Lawyers submitted AI-assisted filings with fabricated cases or misquoted legal authorities.
  • The court imposed fees and disciplinary referrals.
  • The court was the New York Commercial Division in New York.
  • The page says recent decisions imposed fees and even disciplinary referrals after lawyers failed to proofread AI-assisted filings.
Fined
A New York Commercial Division decision in Ader imposed fees after lawyers failed to proofread AI-assisted filings containing fabricated cases or misquoted authorities.
Ader · New York Commercial Division · NY
insidetechlaw.com ↗
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  • Ader was a New York Commercial Division incident mentioned by the page.
  • Lawyers submitted AI-assisted filings with fabricated cases or misquoted legal authorities.
  • The court imposed fees.
  • The court was the New York Commercial Division in New York.
  • The page says recent decisions imposed fees after lawyers failed to proofread AI-assisted filings.
Referred to the bar $10K
A King’s Counsel, junior counsel and their instructing solicitor were referred to disciplinary bodies after AI hallucinations appeared in their court submissions.
Emma McGrath-Cohen article incident · A King’s Counsel, his junior counsel and their instructing solicitor · state legal professional disciplinary bodies
afr.com ↗
The file →
  • A King’s Counsel, junior counsel and their instructing solicitor were referred to disciplinary bodies.
  • AI hallucinations were found in their court submissions.
  • The instructing solicitor was ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.
  • They were referred to state legal professional disciplinary bodies.
  • The article says they did not adequately explain how the errors occurred.
Referred to the bar ChatGPT
A lawyer was referred to a disciplinary regulator after filing two documents that relied on non-existent citations and quotes.
ChatGPT blunder sees lawyer referred to regulator · Disciplinary regulator
lawyersweekly.com.au ↗
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  • A lawyer was referred to a disciplinary regulator.
  • The page says two filed documents relied on non-existent citations and quotes.
  • The sanction was referral; no amount is stated.
  • The article names ChatGPT as the AI tool.
  • Published Dec. 31, 2025; the page gives no case caption or judge quote.
Reprimanded
The principal of a Victorian boutique firm was reprimanded for breaching the Supreme Court’s guidance on GenAI in litigation.
Reprimand for principal lawyer for using AI in estate litigation · Supreme Court of Victoria · VIC
lawyersweekly.com.au ↗
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  • The principal of a Victorian boutique firm was reprimanded.
  • The page says the lawyer used AI in estate litigation.
  • The sanction was a reprimand.
  • The court was the Supreme Court of Victoria.
  • Published Dec. 31, 2025; no tool, date, or judge quote is given.
Referred to the bar
A South Australian solicitor and two Victoria-based counsel were referred to regulators for relying on AI-prepared material.
Solicitor, 2 counsel referred to regulator for AI use · A South Australian solicitor and two Victoria-based counsel · Respective legal regulators
lawyersweekly.com.au ↗
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  • A solicitor and two counsel were referred to regulators.
  • The page says they relied on material prepared by AI.
  • The sanction was referral to their respective legal regulators.
  • The page identifies South Australia and Victoria.
  • Published Dec. 31, 2025; no AI tool or judge quote is stated.
Caught, not sanctioned
A Melbourne law firm filed court documents containing citations fabricated by generative AI.
Melbourne firm busted using AI-fabricated citations · A Melbourne law firm · Court not specified · VIC
lawyersweekly.com.au ↗
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  • A Melbourne law firm was caught using AI-fabricated citations.
  • The page says court documents contained fabricated citations made by generative AI.
  • No sanction amount or type is stated on the page.
  • The matter is described as Melbourne-based and in court.
  • Published Dec. 31, 2025; no tool or judge quote is given.
Caught, not sanctioned
A lawyer cited nonexistent cases in court after an AI tool hallucinated legal authorities, and the page says he faced serious professional consequences.
Harringey LBC matter · a lawyer at Harringey LBC
legalfly.com ↗
The file →
  • A lawyer at Harringey LBC was involved
  • He cited cases in court that didn't exist
  • The AI hallucinated plausible-sounding citations
  • The page says he faced serious professional consequences
  • The article gives no court, date, sanction amount, or tool name

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