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

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53
Incidents tracked
19
Incidents in 2026
$5,237
In fines, where reported
1 of 53 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 26 of 53 incidents; the rest are undated or fall outside this window.

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ChatGPT 6 CoCounsel 1 Gemini 1 Google AI 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 126 Referred to the bar 98 Reprimanded 85 Outcome unclear 53 Filing dismissed 36 Suspension 2 Upcoming sanction 1

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Outcome unclear 2025-10-30
A pro se litigant submitted filing with fake citations in the D. Colorado court.
Nonnie Berg v. United Airlines, Inc. (1) · D. Colorado · CO
aivortex.io ↗
The file →
  • A pro se litigant in Nonnie Berg v. United Airlines, Inc. (1).
  • The pro se litigant used fake citations.
  • The sanction type and amount are not recorded.
  • The incident occurred in the D. Colorado court, federal jurisdiction, Colorado.
  • The incident date is 2025-10-30, and the case involved fake citations.
Outcome unclear 2025-05-06
A pro se litigant submitted filing with fake citations in the D. Colorado court.
Harris v. Take-Two Interactive Software · D. Colorado · CO
aivortex.io ↗
The file →
  • A pro se litigant in Harris v. Take-Two Interactive Software.
  • The pro se litigant used fake citations.
  • The sanction type and amount are not recorded.
  • The incident occurred in the D. Colorado court, federal jurisdiction, Colorado.
  • The incident date is 2025-05-06, and the case involved fake citations.
Outcome unclear 2024-07-17
The page lists this as a case where attorneys were sanctioned for citing AI-generated non-existent cases.
United States v. Cohen · S.D.N.Y. · NY
justicespeakersinstitute.com ↗
The file →
  • United States v. Cohen is named in the page’s citation list.
  • It is described as one of several incidents involving briefs with non-existent cases generated by AI.
  • The page gives no sanction details beyond listing the case as an example.
  • The court listed is S.D.N.Y., a federal court in New York.
  • The page gives July 17, 2024, and does not specify the attorney or AI tool.
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