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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
$29,877
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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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 $30K Westlaw Precision 2026-07-14
A lawyer filed fabricated case law, and the court imposed a CLE sanction, civil contempt, and an adverse costs order.
In re Rosslyn2016, LLC, et al. · S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy) · TX
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  • In re Rosslyn2016, LLC, et al.; lawyer not named on the page.
  • The filing used Westlaw Precision and contained fabricated case law and misrepresented case law.
  • The court ordered CLE, civil contempt, and an adverse costs order totaling $29,877.
  • S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy); federal bankruptcy court in Texas.
  • 2026-07-14; the page flags a disputed vendor claim.
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