Sanctions · The full record

Every AI‑hallucination case, on the record.

The complete, searchable record of court matters where fabricated citations were caught — 2,000+ and counting. Filter by jurisdiction, year, outcome, and the size of the sanction. Defaults to US matters, excluding self‑represented litigants.

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583 cases · showing 1–25
Case
Court
Date
Outcome
Penalty
Aguilar v. The Crawford Group, Inc.
Lawyer · 13 fabricated items
D. Massachusetts
United States
Sep 25, 2026
Adverse Costs Order; Pro hac vice status revoked
$10,000 USD
Koeberer v. Weir, et al.
Lawyer · 8 fabricated items
6th Cir. CA
United States
Sep 24, 2026
Warning
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Garner v. Transit Employees Federal Credit Union
Lawyer · 3 fabricated items
D. D.C.
United States
Sep 22, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. v. United States
Lawyer · 2 fabricated items
Court of International Trade
United States
Sep 22, 2026
Order to show cause
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Kimberly Dean v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Lawyer · 1 fabricated item
D. Arizona
United States
Sep 22, 2026
—
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In re Estate of Ruth M. Gerdes
Lawyer · 8 fabricated items
CA Illinois (2d)
United States
Sep 18, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Whitfield v. Prime Agency
Lawyer · 8 fabricated items
E.D. Pennsylvania
United States
Sep 18, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Lisandrillo v. Palozzi
Lawyer · 7 fabricated items
CA Florida (4d)
United States
Sep 16, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Bell v. City of Clairton et al.
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
LexisNexis
W.D. Pennsylvania
United States
Sep 15, 2026
Four hours of CLE and CM/ECF filing training; W.D. Pa. resolved two show-cause orders against Attorney Sharon L. Wigle for filing a brief with deficient/fabricated citations and AI-drafting metadata; the Court found a Rule 11(b) and Pa. R.P.C. 1.1 violation and imposed non-monetary sanctions: 4 hours of AI/ethics CLE credits and a CM/ECF training session with the Clerk's Office
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Tiekert v. Village of Mamaroneck, et al.
Lawyer · 11 fabricated items
ChatGPT
S.D. New York
United States
Sep 14, 2026
Monetary Sanction; CLE; Disclosure obligations
$500 USD
Henry v. Long Island University
Lawyer · 12 fabricated items
E.D. New York
United States
Sep 14, 2026
Two-year filing-disclosure sanction
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Virgil v. Experian Information Solutions, et al.
Lawyer · 15 fabricated items
S.D. Indiana
United States
Sep 11, 2026
Monetary Sanction
$10,000 USD
Pennmark Coventry Holdings, LLC v. Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.
Lawyer · 2 fabricated items
E.D. Pennsylvania
United States
Sep 9, 2026
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Fay v. Warren Hospitality Suites, Inc.
Lawyer · 2 fabricated items
E.D. Michigan
United States
Sep 9, 2026
Monetary Sanction
$10,000 USD
Beus Gilbert PLLC v. Brigham Young University et al.
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
Clear BriefClaudeChatGPTGoogle Gemini
D. Utah
United States
Sep 9, 2026
Two AI-ethics CLE courses; Monetary Sanctions
$3,000 USD
Parvaz v. KNJ Realty, Inc.
Lawyer · 1 fabricated item
SC New York
United States
Sep 9, 2026
Admonishment
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Youssian v Village of Kings Point
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
Spellbook
SC New York
United States
Sep 9, 2026
Petition and amended petition stricken; Monetary Sanction; Adverse Costs Order
$15,000 USD
G.P. v. Jose Hernandez Arevalo
Lawyer · 1 fabricated item
W.D. Washington
United States
Sep 8, 2026
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State ex rel. Steven Schnell v. Honorable Rebecca Richardson
Lawyer · 1 fabricated item
CA Missouri
United States
Sep 8, 2026
Monetary Sanction
$1,750 USD
Douglas v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
Google Gemini
D.C. Court of Appeals
United States
Sep 3, 2026
Brief Stricken; Bar Referral
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Falkenstein v. Niles
Lawyer · 6 fabricated items
C.D. California
United States
Sep 3, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Morgan Cole v. Hobby Town Unlimited, Inc.
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
C.D. Illinois
United States
Sep 2, 2026
Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
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Sea Swivel Inc. v. Shuttleslide LLC, et al.
Lawyer · 1 fabricated item
Westlaw
S.D. Florida
United States
Sep 2, 2026
Warning; S.D. Fla. granted the motion to strike affirmative defenses and, in a footnote, cautioned defense counsel that although AI has no Rule 11 obligations, the attorney relying on it does, after noticing the response was titled 'CoCounsel Skill Results' with CoCounsel metadata and contained a mistaken citation to Affordable Aerial Photography
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Estate of Bernie Leynell Nelson v Hurley Medical Center
Judge · 1 fabricated item
CA Michigan
United States
Aug 28, 2026
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Erin Booker v. The Kroger Co.
Lawyer · 4 fabricated items
N.D. Georgia
United States
Aug 28, 2026
Monetary Sanctions; CLE; Sanctions imposed on Plaintiff's counsel: $8,000 fine to the court registry for repeated Rule 11 violations (four fake/false/misleading case citations, fine doubled for lying to the Court); ordered to file CLE-completion documentation within 7 days. Court declined to award Defendant's attorneys' fees as a sanction, using the court fine instead.
$8,000 USD
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