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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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118 incidents closest to “CoCounsel Legal” · matched on meaning · public 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-P8VER712 Aug 2026

Garry Chapman v. City of Priceville, et al. (N.D. Alabama): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Public reprimand; Order to Notice

The AI generated fake legal citations that were submitted to a federal court, potentially misleading the judge and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Scott Morro

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 →

Mazaheri v Law Society of Ontario (Law Society Tribunal (ON)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Adverse Costs Order

AI generated fabricated legal citations in a court filing by Shahryar Mazaheri.

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-1FBZ1K11 Jun 2026

Quinteros v. Harbor Distributing, LLC (CA California (1d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanction; Bar referral

AI generated hallucinated legal citations that were filed in court, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Lipeles Law Group

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-PC7X5F12 Aug 2026

JMOR Properties v. Artist Alley Townhomes et al. (CA Florida (4d)): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Bar Referral

The AI generated fabricated legal citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the court and the opposing party.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-E49EWD9 Sep 2026

Beus Gilbert PLLC v. Brigham Young University et al. (D. Utah): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Two AI-ethics CLE courses;…

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

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-P5UO9B6 Aug 2026

In re BFI Waste Sys. of Tenn. (M.D. Tennessee): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Public reprimand; Monetary sanction

The AI generated false legal quotations that were submitted to the court in a legal brief.

Company involved
Ringger

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-F7YECE5 May 2026

Jessica Fuller v. Hyde School, et al. (D. Maine): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, CLE; Firm procedures and certification; Serve…

The AI generated fictitious legal citations that were submitted to the court in a legal filing.

AI system involved
ChatGPT or Claude

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-7BPMKL2 Jun 2026

Reaves Law Firm, PLLC v. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, et al. (W.D. Tennessee): AI-hallucinated content in court…

The AI generated fictitious legal authorities and arguments that were filed in a court motion, misleading the court and opposing counsel.

Company involved
Reaves Law Firm, PLLC

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-AJLVH75 Aug 2026

Southland Homes & Real Estate and Investment, LLC v. Lam (SC California): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Sanctions; Bar…

The AI system generated legal briefs containing fabricated case citations, which were filed in court, affecting the court and the opposing party.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-HJ5SPP1 Dec 2024

Joyce Barber v. Lawrence J. Morawa, MD (CA Michigan): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Case remanded to consider sanctions; Bar…

AI-generated fake legal citations were submitted to the court, affecting the plaintiff's appeal and the defendant's legal costs.

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-DSAOTF14 May 2026

ООО «Точка опоры» v. ООО «ЦСС» (West Siberian District AC): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Monetary Fine

The AI system generated fake legal citations that were submitted to the court, resulting in a fine for contempt.

Company involved
ООО «ЦСС»

1 source article · read the reporting →

WF-3GK2BU6 Dec 2023

Lawyer used ChatGPT to cite fake cases in BC parenting application

In a British Columbia Supreme Court case, lawyer Chong Ke used ChatGPT to generate legal case citations for a notice of application in a parenting dispute. The citations were fictitious and were discovered by opposing counsel, who incurred costs investigating them. Ke later acknowledged the error, apologized, and withdrew the fake cases before the hearing. The court considered whether to order special costs against Ke personally.

AI system involved
ChatGPT

9 source articles · read the reporting →

WF-MCOWG76 May 2025

California judge sanctions law firms for using AI to generate fake legal citations

Two law firms submitted a supplemental brief containing fake legal citations generated by AI systems including Google Gemini and Westlaw's CoCounsel. Judge Michael Wilner imposed $31,000 in sanctions after discovering the citations were fabricated. The lawyers admitted using AI without proper review or disclosure.

Company involved
K&L Gates
AI system involved
Google Gemini, Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel

5 source articles · read the reporting →

Center for Investigative Reporting Sues OpenAI, Microsoft Over Copyright

The Center for Investigative Reporting, publisher of Mother Jones and Reveal, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court, alleging the companies used its copyrighted articles without permission or compensation to train their AI products. The nonprofit argues that the AI-generated summaries of its stories threaten journalism and violate the Copyright Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Company involved
OpenAI and Microsoft

6 source articles · read the reporting →

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