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

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Blamed by name

ChatGPT 42 Claude 4 Gemini 3 ChatGPT-4o 1 ChatOn 1 CoCounsel 1 Eve 1 Google AI Overview 1 Grammarly 1 Morgan & Morgan’s in-house Artificial In 1 OpenCase 1 OpenLaw 1 Perplexity AI 1 Westlaw Precision 1

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

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Caught, not sanctioned OpenCase
Counsel filed a brief with nonexistent authorities and fake quotations, and the court discharged the show-cause order without imposing sanctions.
Gamez v. County of Fresno · Kevin Little · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California · CA
“the court accepted his explanation that he believed the AI tool had anti-hallucination protection”
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  • Gamez v. County of Fresno; counsel faced possible sanctions
  • Brief contained nonexistent authorities, fabricated quotations, and unsupported legal representations
  • No sanctions imposed; show-cause order discharged
  • Eastern District of California
  • 2026; court accepted counsel's explanation that he thought the AI tool had anti-hallucination protection
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