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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

$5,000

In fines, where reported

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

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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

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Fined $5K in-house AI database 2025-02-01

Attorneys at Morgan and Morgan filed motions citing nine cases, eight fake, and Judge Kelly Rankin revoked the drafting attorney’s pro hac vice admission and fined the lawyers.

Wadsworth v. Walmart · Morgan and Morgan; drafting attorney; supervising partner; local counsel · U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming · WY

“In February 2025, Judge Kelly Rankin revoked the drafting attorney’s pro hac vice admission and fined him $3,000, with $1,000 each for the supervising partner and local counsel who e-signed the filing without reading it.”

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Wadsworth v. Walmart; Morgan and Morgan lawyers
They filed motions citing nine cases, eight of which were fake, using the firm’s in-house AI database
Monetary fine: $5,000 total
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
February 2025; Judge Kelly Rankin also revoked the drafting attorney’s pro hac vice admission

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