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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
Warned
The page mentions a family-proceedings case in which a barrister misled the court with AI-generated fake cases and was ordered named.
Judge orders naming of barrister who misled court using AI-generated fake cases in family proceedings
lawgazette.co.uk ↗
The file →
  • Family proceedings matter involving a barrister
  • AI-generated fake cases were presented to the court
  • The court ordered the barrister be named
  • No sanction amount is stated on the page
  • Published 2026-05-12; the article gives no judge name or exact order date
Fined $5K ChatGPT
Two New York lawyers filed a brief with six fake ChatGPT-created case citations and were fined $5,000.
Two New York lawyers sanction incident · two New York lawyers · United States District Court for the Southern District of New York · NY
cnbc.com ↗
The file →
  • Two New York lawyers were the sanctioned attorneys.
  • They submitted a legal brief with six fake case citations created by ChatGPT.
  • The court fined them $5,000.
  • The matter was in federal court in New York.
  • The page says this happened in 2023, and the AI tool was ChatGPT.
Caught, not sanctioned
Brigandi filed briefs containing 15 nonexistent cases and 8 fabricated quotations, even after opposing counsel flagged the earlier errors.
Brigandi
davidkemp.ai ↗
The file →
  • Brigandi was one of the Q1 sanctions cases mentioned on the page.
  • The briefs contained 15 nonexistent cases and 8 fabricated quotations.
  • The page does not state the sanction imposed here.
  • No court, judge, or AI tool is named for this incident.
  • The article says opposing counsel flagged the earlier errors before the later filing.
Caught, not sanctioned $6K
In children proceedings, a father filed applications citing many non-existent cases and the matter was referred upwards.
Father's children proceedings matter · Family Court
legalfutures.co.uk ↗
The file →
  • Father's children proceedings matter; the father was involved
  • The father cited many cases that simply were not real
  • The father was ordered to pay £5,900 in costs and the matter was referred upwards
  • Family Court, Midlands
  • Date not stated; the article says a judge noticed many cited cases were not real
Caught, not sanctioned ChatGPT
Plaintiffs' attorneys filed AI-generated bogus case law, and the court issued an order to show cause why they should not be sanctioned.
Order to Show Cause Why Plaintiffs' Attorneys Should Not Be Sanctioned · United States District Court for the District of Wyoming · WY
lib.law.uw.edu ↗
The file →
  • Plaintiffs' attorneys in the District of Wyoming
  • They submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT
  • The court issued an order to show cause, with sanctions threatened
  • United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
  • 2025; the page links this to a 2025 order and names Judge Kelly H. Rankin
Reprimanded
The Georgia Supreme Court disciplined a prosecutor after finding her AI use led to fabricated and misleading case citations in a murder case.
California court reverses ruling that relied on made-up ... · Georgia Supreme Court · GA
reuters.com ↗
The file →
  • A prosecutor was disciplined in a murder case.
  • Her AI use led to fabricated and misleading case citations.
  • The sanction was a reprimand.
  • The court was the Georgia Supreme Court in Georgia.
  • The article says this happened this month; no AI tool or quoted language is given.
Warned
Three lawyers filed fabricated citations, and the court issued an order to show cause related to the fabrications.
Landberg v. City of New York, 2025-02380 · New York court · NY
jlellis.net ↗
The file →
  • Landberg v. City of New York, 2025-02380 involved three lawyers in New York.
  • One lawyer used fabricated citations and the others failed to notice or report them.
  • The court issued an order to show cause related to the fabrications.
  • The page identifies a New York court but not the judge by name.
  • Published May 29, 2026; the page says there is a video of the bench slap, about 22 minutes long.
Fined $5K ChatGPT
A New York lawyer filed court papers citing fake legal cases generated by ChatGPT, and the judge fined the lawyer and his firm $5,000.
Unknown New York lawyer matter · a New York lawyer · court not named on page · NY
bloomfire.com ↗
The file →
  • A New York lawyer and his firm were fined in court.
  • He filed papers with fake legal cases generated by ChatGPT.
  • The judge imposed a $5,000 fine.
  • The page does not name the court or judge.
  • The article names ChatGPT as the source of the fabricated citations.

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