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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
$10,500
In fines, where reported
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Incidents per month

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

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Charting 0 of 1 incident — the rest are undated or fall outside this window.

Blamed by name

ChatGPT 58 Claude 3 Copilot 2 Gemini 2 Lexis+ AI 2 Westlaw Precision 2 Archie 1 ChatOn 1 CoCounsel 1 Ghostwriter Legal 1 Google Scholar 1 Grok 1 Lexis 1 Lexis Nexis 1 Westlaw CoCounsel 1 Westlaw’s CoCounsel 1 in-house AI database 1

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

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Sanders and the law firm filed briefs containing fabricated and/or erroneous legal authority and citations, and the page says sanctions and/or costs were sought or imposed.
Landberg v City of New York · Sanders and the law firm · New York Appellate Division, Second Department · NY
“The Court didn't mince words.”
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  • Landberg v City of New York involved Sanders and the law firm.
  • They filed briefs containing fabricated and/or erroneous legal authority and citations.
  • The page mentions sanctions and/or costs, but gives no amount.
  • The court is not identified on the page beyond the case title.
  • No AI tool, judge, or date is stated on the page.
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