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

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

Apr 2025 Sep 2026

Charting 1 of 4 incidents; the rest are undated or fall outside this window.

Blamed by name

ChatGPT 32 Gemini 4 Claude 2 Perplexity AI 2 AI Overviews 1 ChatGPT-4o 1 ChatOn 1 Eve 1 Grammarly 1 MX2.law 1 OpenCase 1

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

Hall of Shame

All Caught, not sanctioned 4 Outcome unclear 1 Reprimanded 1 Referred to the bar 1 Fined 1

Showing 1–4 of 4 incidents involving Gemini. Clear filters

Caught, not sanctioned Gemini
Michael Cohen provided fake cases from Google Bard to his attorney, which were filed, but the judge declined to sanction due to a lack of bad faith.
United States v. Cohen · Michael Cohen · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · NY
layer3labs.io ↗
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  • The Cohen matter involved Michael Cohen and his attorney.
  • Cohen gave his lawyer fake cases generated by Google Bard (now Gemini), which were subsequently filed in court.
  • Judge Jesse Furman declined to impose sanctions after finding no bad faith by Cohen.
  • The matter was handled in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • The decision was issued in 2024 regarding citations created by Google Bard/Gemini.
Caught, not sanctioned Gemini
An attorney cited an unrelated Supreme Court precedent and later said they had not properly reviewed it after searching with Google Gemini.
Ulsan District Court matter · an attorney at the Ulsan District Court · Ulsan District Court
koreaherald.com ↗
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  • Ulsan District Court matter; an attorney at the Ulsan District Court
  • The attorney cited an unrelated Supreme Court precedent in a filing
  • The page reports no sanction, only the attorney's later acknowledgment
  • Ulsan District Court, South Korea
  • Published June 14, 2026; the attorney said the search was done using Google Gemini
Caught, not sanctioned Gemini 2025-12-04
The court declined to transfer the case and noted that counsel had cited AI-generated authorities, but no sanction order is described on the page.
In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation · N.D. Ga. · GA
copyrightalliance.org ↗
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  • In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation; counsel
  • The page says counsel cited AI-generated authorities in the case
  • No sanction order is described on the page
  • N.D. Ga. in federal court, Georgia
  • 2025-12-04; the page mentions Gemini among AI tools
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