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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
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Incidents in 2026
$1,200
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 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 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.

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All Reprimanded 1 Caught, not sanctioned 1

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Caught, not sanctioned Eve 2026-03-27
Ross LeBlanc filed briefs citing a real decision but quoting passages that did not exist, and the mistake was flagged with sanctions being sought.
Ross LeBlanc · Ross LeBlanc · 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge · LA
businessinsider.com ↗
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  • Ross LeBlanc, a Dudley DeBosier partner, was linked to the filings.
  • He filed briefs with quotes that did not exist in a real court decision.
  • The court had not yet imposed sanctions; opposing counsel sought them.
  • 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • March 27, 2026 letter; LeBlanc said he started using Eve to draft pleadings.
Reprimanded $1K Eve 2026-03-13
John A. Griffiths submitted filings with fabricated and misrepresented case law, resulting in a reprimand and an order to pay State Bar costs.
John A. Griffiths · John A. Griffiths · Arizona State Bar · AZ
damiencharlotin.com ↗
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  • John A. Griffiths was involved in an incident with the Arizona State Bar.
  • John A. Griffiths submitted filings containing fabricated and misrepresented case law using Eve.legal.
  • He received a reprimand and was ordered to pay State Bar costs and expenses of $1,200.
  • The incident occurred in the Arizona State Bar, a state jurisdiction.
  • The sanction was issued on March 13, 2026, due to AI-generated legal errors.
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