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

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Incidents in 2026
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Last 18 months of published incidents, by the date of the court's order.

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Blamed by name

ChatGPT 53 Claude 4 Lexis+ AI 4 Westlaw Precision 4 CoCounsel 3 Copilot 2 AI-assisted legal software 1 Archie 1 ChatOn 1 CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, Google Gem 1 Descrybe.ai 1 First Drafts 1 Gemini 1 Ghostwriter Legal 1 Google AI 1 Google Scholar 1 Grok 1 Irys 1 vLex Fastcase 1

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

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Fined $1K Irys 2026-09-15
Los Angeles County Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley sanctioned Jacquelene A. Robinson $999.99 for citing AI-generated nonexistent cases and fabricated quotes across five motions.
Fa’alagilagi Meni-Siliga v. A’s Contractor, Inc., et al. · Jacquelene A. Robinson · Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. County · CA
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  • Meni-Siliga v. A's Contractor Inc. et al. involving Jacquelene A. Robinson of Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP.
  • Robinson filed five motions containing AI-generated fake cases, fabricated quotes, and false statements of law.
  • The court imposed a monetary fine of $999.99, which fell just below the $1,000 threshold for mandatory reporting to the state bar.
  • The incident occurred in Los Angeles County Superior Court, California.
  • The attorney used the AI tool Irys and subsequently attended an AI legal ethics class before submitting an apology.
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