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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
2
Incidents in 2026
$55,597
In fines, where reported
1 of 2 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

Blamed by name

ChatGPT 17 Claude 2 CoCounsel 2 LEAP 2 AI-assisted legal software 1 ChatGPT-4 1 Copilot 1 GPT-3.5 1 Gemini 1

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

Hall of Shame

All Fined 3 Referred to the bar 2 Warned 1 Outcome unclear 1 Reprimanded 1

Showing 1–2 of 2 incidents involving CoCounsel. Clear filters

Referred to the bar CoCounsel 2026-04-03
Counsel used a Gen AI platform to draft two briefs with fabricated quotations and misstatements, and the court removed him, denied CJA compensation, and referred him out.
United States v. Farris · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
“inexcusable transgressions”
holonlaw.com ↗
The file →
  • United States v. Farris; court-appointed counsel was sanctioned
  • Two briefs drafted with Gen AI contained fabricated quotations and mischaracterized holdings
  • Removal from case, denial of all CJA compensation, and referral
  • Sixth Circuit
  • 2026; the court credited candor and a clean 40-year record but still found inexcusable transgressions
Referred to the bar $56K CoCounsel 2026-03-31
A lawyer filed documents with fabricated case law, misrepresented case law, and outdated advice, resulting in a reprimand, order to file order in subsequent cases, bar referral, and adverse costs.
Heimkes v. Fairhope Motorcoach Resort Condominium Owners Association, Inc. · S.D. Alabama · AL
aininja.academy ↗
The file →
  • Heimkes v. Fairhope Motorcoach Resort Condominium Owners Association, Inc. involved a lawyer using Cocounsel (Westlaw).
  • The lawyer submitted fabricated case law, misrepresented case law, and outdated advice.
  • The lawyer received a reprimand, an order to file the order in subsequent cases, a bar referral, and $55,597 in adverse costs.
  • The incident occurred in the S.D. Alabama, a federal court.
  • The sanction was issued on March 31, 2026, due to AI-generated legal errors.
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