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

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

Apr 2025 Sep 2026

Blamed by name

ChatGPT 151 Claude 9 CoCounsel 8 Copilot 8 Gemini 8 Lexis+ AI 6 AI-assisted legal software 4 Westlaw Precision 4 ChatGPT-4o 2 ChatOn 2 Eve 2 Google AI 2 LEAP 2 Perplexity AI 2 AI Overviews 1 Archie 1 Centient AI 1 ChatGPT-4 1 CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, Google Gem 1 Descrybe.ai 1 First Drafts 1 GPT-3.5 1 Ghostwriter Legal 1 Google Scholar 1 Grammarly 1 Grok 1 Irys 1 Legal Genius 1 LegalAI 1 MX2.law 1 OpenCase 1 Strongsuit 1 vLex Fastcase 1

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Fined $5K vLex Fastcase 2025-09-08
The court struck briefs, referred counsel to the bar, and imposed a $5,000 fine for submitting a fabricated case citation from AI.
Brooks & Brooks Inc. v. Patel · David Lutz · D. Minn. · MN
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  • Brooks and Brooks Inc. v. Patel et al. involving an unnamed lawyer
  • Lawyer relied on VLex Fastcase, leading to one fabricated case citation
  • Court struck briefs, referred lawyer to the bar, and ordered $5,000 sanction
  • District Court of Minnesota (DC Minnesota)
  • Order issued on September 8, 2025; VLex Fastcase used
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