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Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.

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68 incidents closest to “CLARA Litigation” · matched on meaning · public reporting

WF-2GUL3Q23 Dec 2025

Kalala v. Coopérative d'habitation La Fraternité Micheloise (CS Québec): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction

The AI generated fabricated case law that was included in a court filing, misleading the court and resulting in sanctions against the litigant.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-57D1NT1 Nov 2024

Doiban v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (CA Oregon): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction

The AI system generated fabricated case citations and quotations that were included in a legal brief, leading to a monetary sanction against the lawyer.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-RSROQM16 Oct 2025

Gittemeier v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company (E.D. Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Costs Order + Fine; One Attorney…

The AI system generated fictitious legal citations in a summary judgment motion, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-IEF40C23 Sep 2025

Sentenza del 23.09.2025 (Tribunale di Latina): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction

The AI-generated court filing contained fabricated case law, leading to a monetary sanction against the party represented by the lawyer.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-Q7DBVW13 Feb 2024

Kruse v. Karlen (CA Missouri): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Dismissal of Appeal + Damages Awarded for Frivolous Appeal.

An AI tool generated fictitious legal citations that the appellant included in his appellate brief.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-JR9HJC18 Feb 2025

Unnamed Brazilian litigant (): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Appeal partially granted (reintegration suspended, rent imposed), but

AI-generated fake court precedents were included in a legal appeal, leading to sanctions against the litigant for bad-faith litigation.

AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-PWRNUQ2 Oct 2025

The People v. Raziel Ruiz Alvarez (CA California): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Published order; monetary sanction payable by Counsel…

The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the defendant's legal representation and the court's resources.

Company involved
Attorney Siddell

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-D2VR7O13 May 2025

Ramirez v. Humala (E.D. New York): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary sanction jointly imposed on counsel and firm; order…

The AI generated nonexistent case citations that were filed in court, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-DLCQWL4 Nov 2024

CanLII sues Caseway AI for scraping legal database

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has filed a lawsuit in British Columbia Supreme Court against Caseway AI, alleging that the company's AI chatbot scraped approximately 3.5 million records from CanLII's database in bulk, violating its terms of service and copyright. CanLII claims it adds value to public court records through hyperlinks and corrections, which it says constitute protected copyrighted work. Caseway AI argues the information is public and accessible elsewhere, and that it did not use CanLII's enhancements. The lawsuit was settled in March 2026, with terms undisclosed.

Company involved
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
AI system involved
Caseway

5 source articles · read the reporting →

Russell v. Mells (CA Florida): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

AI generated fabricated case law citations that were included in a court filing, potentially misleading the court in Russell v. Mells.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-ILB6X17 Jul 2026

Recurso de Suplicación 0005472/2025 (T.S.X. Galicia): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

The AI generated false legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and potentially harming the client's case.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-5ZG7P524 Aug 2026

Michael L. Ruiz v. Magellan Financial & Insurance Services (2) (D. Arizona): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Formal public reprimand

AI-hallucinated fake quotations were included in court filings submitted by counsel Elizabeth Tate, misleading the court.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-NC8W6123 Jun 2026

Landberg v City of New York (CA NY (2d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction

AI-generated fake legal citations were included in a court filing, resulting in monetary sanctions against the attorney and his law firm.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-AAQNX125 Sep 2026

Aguilar v. The Crawford Group, Inc. (D. Massachusetts): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Adverse Costs Order; Pro hac vice status…

The AI generated fake legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Lindemann Law Firm

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-YRYXUP28 Aug 2026

Erin Booker v. The Kroger Co. (N.D. Georgia): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanctions; CLE

The court imposed monetary sanctions and continuing legal education requirements on plaintiff's counsel for using AI-generated fake legal authorities in a court filing.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-WZ4LUU4 Aug 2026

Barteca Holdings v. Tacobarn (D. Connecticut): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral

The attorney filed a court document containing AI-hallucinated legal authorities, misleading the court and opposing party.

Company involved
Hilary Miller

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-E3B52D14 Jan 2026

McCormick v. Texakoma Financial (E.D. Texas): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Public Reprimand; Monetary Sanction; Firmwide citation review; CLE

The AI generated fictitious legal citations and quotes that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Ginsburg Law Group, P.C.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-M3PW5F27 Aug 2026

Thomas Raynard James v. Detective Kevin Conley, et al. (S.D. Florida): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

AI generated hallucinated content in a court filing, affecting the legal process and the lawyers who filed it.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-LKR1LN18 Aug 2026

Joann LeDoux v. Outliers, Inc. (2) (W.D. Washington): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Expert Brief excluded/struck

The AI-generated hallucinated citations in an expert report led to the exclusion of the expert and dismissal of the plaintiff's case.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-WO14ER10 Jul 2026

Akerlund v. Atlas Air, Inc., et al. (11th Cir. CA): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

The system generated fake legal citations that were included in a court filing, potentially misleading the court and prejudicing the client's case.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-5TUURF1 Jun 2026

Heriberto Perez-Castillo v. Todd W. Blanche (7th Cir. CA): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Admonishment; Bar Referral

The AI generated false legal citations and quotations in an appellate brief, misleading the court and harming the client's immigration appeal.

1 source article · read the reporting →

TOV Realty, LLC v. Suarez; Kosel Equity, LLC v. MacGregor (SC Connecticut): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, 6 hours CLE;…

The AI generated legal briefs containing fabricated citations, which were submitted to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Company involved
GLG Law LLC
AI system involved
ChatGPT

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-QJLLJJ14 Jul 2026

In re Rosslyn2016, LLC, et al. (S.D. Texas (Bankruptcy)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, CLE on generative AI; Civil Contempt;…

The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were submitted to the bankruptcy court.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-OUDOEJ14 Sep 2026

Henry v. Long Island University (E.D. New York): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Two-year filing-disclosure sanction

The court granted a motion to dismiss and imposed sanctions on plaintiff's counsel for submitting a brief with AI-hallucinated fake cases.

1 source article · read the reporting →

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